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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Obama has become too dependent on formal speeches and set town halls. His idea of mixing it up is taking off his jacket.
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If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
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Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends - your own chosen family. There's nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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Life isn't about what you get, it's about what you DO with what you get.
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His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.
