Nick Cummins (Nicholas Mark Cummins) Quotes
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While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate the motivation people have for revenge.
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Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's not what they're trained for, or equipped for.
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Blip.tv is growing its audience by forming partnerships with traditional TV manufacturers and a new breed of company in the set-top box market that lets consumers connect to the Internet via their televisions.
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In college, I was a huge fan of 'Les Miserables.' I seem to remember that people who were into French literature preferred Hugo's poetry.
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The U.S. along with China, Japan, South Korea and Russia has an important role to play in containing North Korea's nuclear ambitions and exerting all the influence we can possibly exert.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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Today, the biggest bottleneck to the growth of a corporation is availability of good talent.
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What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.
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I will never have a problem working with anybody. I will even work with a man if he dresses up like a woman, because it's my job. I am here to act.
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I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part.
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I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect.
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I grew up, obviously, watching tons of animation; Saturday morning cartoons or anything that we could get our hands on. And then when 'The Simpsons' premiered, that just kind of changed the landscape of everything. We hadn't had prime time animations since 'The Flintstones.'
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I am not a particularly thick-skinned person.
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It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.
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In addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.
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Let the machine take care of the machines, and I'll go spend more time with my family, or golf.
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People tell me being a perfectionist is a fault, but I find that's what drives me.
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Anchovies pair really well with fruit like a nectarines or clementine. The fruit complements the sweetness and saltiness of the anchovy.
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The trouble with women is, that when they grow up, they turn into their mothers. The trouble with men is, that they don't.
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I'm just curious, who's more fit to raise a child? A loving committed same-sex couple or an unmarried 15-year-old with no income and really no skills to parent?
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I would say I'm a storyteller first, but game making is very wrapped up in how I think of story. If I were to have a story idea, and I decided to write a novel with it instead, I'd have to very consciously de-couple it from gamedom - for example, deliberately add in things that could not be represented in a game scene.
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Yes, we have a dress code. You have to dress.
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Got a couple of knocks and a whack on the schnoz.
