John Mortimer Quotes
No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
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I've been watching 'Walking Dead' with my son, and there is absolutely nothing in there I find shocking, but it's cool, and I like it.
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I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
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The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan.
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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
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I play golf for a living. I'm grateful for that. It's a beautiful game, provides a great opportunity.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
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I don't have contempt for Tiger Woods.
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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.
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I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also.
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I spent my whole childhood watching open-wheel racing. I spent years going to England and racing open wheel, coming back and racing open wheel. It's been my world for 20 years and beyond that. For almost my whole life, I've been watching it. I watch it and I think I know how to do it.
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Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
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I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.
Mandy Bujold
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I'm not going to lie. I check the iTunes charts. It's all about the iTunes charts. I only go on the Internet for the iTunes charts and basketball blogs.
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What is cool today is not going to be cool tomorrow, and what wasn't cool yesterday is going to be cool tomorrow.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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I love L.A. for the beach and stuff, that's the reason I live here.
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I'm an atheist, I always thought, 'This is it.' If there is going to be a heaven, it should be on earth. I feel much happier than most people. I'm fairly stoic about death, but I'm not keen on dying if it's going to be long and protracted. I don't have dark nights of the soul, except occasionally. I'm such a little busy bee.
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What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.
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When you are on assignment, you stick to the facts, limit your vision, and often cut out the most revealing material. There is no texture, no shades of gray. In fiction, you can bring the reader on the perilous journey with your characters as they discover that war is more like a wilderness of mirrors, full of danger and uncertainty.
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Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn't interest me in the slightest. I can play comedy, but I don't think in terms of comic dialogue.
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I'd like to be a giant enabler.
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Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.
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Certainty is usually a sign of pathology.
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
