Nicholas Sparks Quotes
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'Straight Outta Compton' is my first biopic, my first period piece, and I got a chance to kind of get out there like some of my idols, you know, like Scorsese, Spielberg, Spike Lee, the guys who came before me. You know, I'm feeling good about it.
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I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice.
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Nothing can make you more humble than pain.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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You don't win as a party unless you become a bigger party.
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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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A lot of people don't like me.
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I think there is a real thing going on where writers are feeling more liberated to write with a big canvas because of a demonstrable, continued appetite for long-form storytelling.
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Today, dancers have so much more information and are much more mobile. Kids are traveling everywhere to go to summer programs, funding themselves with Kickstarter - putting their dreams on the Internet and seeing if they will pan out.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I don't eat any red meat.
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To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.
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If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy.
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It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally.
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There have always been arguments showing that free will is an illusion: some based on hard physics, others based on pure logic.
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People expect you to change when you become a mother, and of course my priorities changed when I had Violet. She's number one in my life and the best thing that ever happened to me, but I still have fun. I am still myself, but that is made out to seem like I am rebelling against motherhood.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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Courtesy wins woman all as well. As valor may, but he that closes both is perfect.
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Marriage is not simply a romantic union between two people; it's also a political and economic contract of the highest order.
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Love is the essence of a full and wonderful life.
