John Monks Quotes
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If you find diseases before they've really emerged, you can control them early on, before you get a major epidemic.
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Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.
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In 2014, we have some new activities and new order wins in the non-automotive space.
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My first thought is always of light.
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I always wanted the films to play in malls, and I wanted as many people as possible to see them. I never want them to be marginalized in the kind of rarefied, elitist world. I always have hopes that the films will permeate culture in a big way. A lot of times, I'm wrong, but it's always the hope.
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The pledge drive has everything going against it as broadcasting. It's repetitive. It's ad-libbed by people who can't ad-lib. It's about asking for money, which is something nobody wants to hear, even from their own relatives.
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You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what will happen on the next page, let alone the next chapter. That's what makes it fun for me; I write the books the same way many people read them.
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When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died.
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Kids hate anyone who is different.
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Some people say hybrid vehicles such as the Prius are only a bridge to the future ... but we think it could be a long bridge and a very sturdy one. There are many more gains we can achieve with hybrids.
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I was watching 'Deal or No Deal' on YouTube recently, and I bawled when the contestant won £250,000. I think I just like watching people achieve their dreams.
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I have never said that there is no need for a guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in a human form.
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There was a bad patch in the '80s and early '90s when feminist thinking had become sort of a monopoly and had developed a series of litmus tests.
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A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded pistol on your coffee table - There's nothing wrong with them, but it's hard to stop thinking about it.
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I did keep detailed journals from about fifth grade on, and every so often as I was growing up, I would re-read them and reflect on the previous years of my life.
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I'm proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I've also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist.
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I think I'm kind of attracted to the material more than the medium. I'm not opposed to doing a television show, though. I actually think there are a couple of good ones. And there is some terrible theater. Film is a very different kind of acting.
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A quick shallow fry is a great way to transform leftovers, and no more so than in the case of risotto.
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There's something very polite about the British accents. It's sort of sanitizing.
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People like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves... they feel better then. They find it easier to live.
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You should only go into science if you really have a yearning to make scientific discoveries.
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For years, the feminists thought of me as an army sergeant. I was too macho for them.
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With a nation at war against terrorism and our men and women on the front line defending our homeland from abroad, resources need to be prioritized and allocated properly.
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I concede nothing until they throw dirt on my face.
