Nicholas Sparks Quotes
His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.
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There's no one who has been living for centuries.
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I would categorize Die Antwoord as pop music: extreme, futuristic pop music.
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I grew up in Scotland, and everyone wore Barbour. It's very practical; it's very outdoorsy. It's what the gamekeepers and the fishermen and the farmers would wear.
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As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.
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After a day of writing, I love nothing more than to go into my kitchen and start chopping onions and garlic on the way to cooking an improvised meal with whatever ingredients are on hand. Cooking is the perfect counterpoint to writing. I find it more relaxing than anything else, even naps, walks, or hot baths.
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For the nation to live, the tribe must die.
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When I trade, I don't have an agency problem; I have my neck on the line. When a bank or banker trades, it's not his neck on the line.
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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The Korean economic miracle was the result of a clever and pragmatic mixture of market incentives and state direction.
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The only realistic view is that a human life arises gradually, which is not much help in making personal decisions or devising public policy.
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When you become a parent, you look at your parents differently. You look at being a child differently. It's an awakening, a revelation that you have.
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I'm from a big family - I'm the youngest of seven - and my wife is one of four. So we always wanted a lot of kids. It's what we're used to, and for us it's what life is all about.
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I've become really interested in permaculture, simplifying my life and doing everything I can to develop more of a sustainable lifestyle.
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I'm not really very ambitious. I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful.
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His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.
