Jonah Lomu Quotes
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I had a financial page to write in the Mail on Sunday where I'd give tips on shares. I worked there for two and a half years. Nothing compares to the burst of energy felt on a newsroom floor when a big story breaks.
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An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.
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We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.
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I've read stories that are set in a celebrity's house, and you know where it is and what it looks like and what's inside it, and that's not something I want anyone to know.
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I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.
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Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull.
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At the end of the seven years, 'Family Ties' voluntarily went off the air. And, we went off as the #1 show on TV that week. We cut down the nets on stage 24 and moved on with the rest of our lives. Always to carry with us the blessing of what we had gone through together.
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I've been a massive obsessive about jazz singers all my life.
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Hip-hop was started on groups.
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When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.
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To sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music.
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There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values.
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We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.
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Revolution comes when human beings set out to correct decadent institutions.
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People saw me as just a singer – yeah, a pretty face who could sing – and not more than that.
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Avoiding Procrastination: Doing things at the last minute is much more expensive than just before the last minute. Deadlines are really important: establish them yourself!
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There is no such thing as a failed soldier, dead or alive (unless he acted in a cowardly manner)-likewise there is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur or failed scientific researcher ...
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Someone who seeks to travel the path of Allah should begin with a sound repentance from all his sins.
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The independent girl is truly of quite modern origin, and usually is a most bewitching little piece of humanity.
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The visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable.
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I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.
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Well, I'm not going to get into that. I think that those kind of distinctions and lists of titles like "street photographer" are so stupid. I'm a photographer, a still photographer. That's it.
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I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity.
