John Niven Quotes
I use computers and the Internet every day of my life, and yet I have absolutely no idea how they work. I'm like a labrador watching 'The Matrix.'

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I thought we had energy out there. I thought the guys were, they played good, they were excited. We were almost dynamite out there today. Just a flicker away from being dynamite.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
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I get homesick.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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I love my shape because I work really hard at it. I honor my body by working out and seeing what it can do.
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I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
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I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?
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I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
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All peoples have evolved extraordinarily precise ways of settling issues about the things that matter to them.
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I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.
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I'm so fascinated by the human longing for meaning. The way we relate romantically to each other is so much to do with our longing for meaning as well.
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I tell the government, if people have no jobs, you are in trouble. Government will be in trouble. My job is to help more people have jobs.
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My great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot.
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The world had already changed before September 11. The world has been going through a process of change over the last 20 or 30 years. A civilization ends, another one begins.
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I start every morning off with a green juice, because I think it's really important to be alkalined, and then I work out. We teach people that you need to find that balance and that what you put into your body is directly affecting your health.
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I use computers and the Internet every day of my life, and yet I have absolutely no idea how they work. I'm like a labrador watching 'The Matrix.'