Scott Adams Quotes
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It's funny, I don't know where I would place myself in the literary landscape. I really just write the book that I would want to read. I put on the blinders, and I really - it is, for me, that simple.
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Look, you have to make mistakes. That's how you learn and that's how the world works.
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Our suspicions are being confirmed that Nashi will serve as a cover for storm brigades that will use violence against democratic organisations.
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I get a lot of fan mail addressed to Bilbo and sometimes Sir Bilbo - it's hardly ever addressed to Ian Holm, in fact. My business manager drafts the replies, and then I pop in to the office and sign them, 'Bilbo!'
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I was never an ambitious girl, or even a self-confident one. I never went in for beauty pageants or wore a stitch of make-up until I went to Los Angeles.
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I just want to compete and do what I love.
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The oceans are more or less in disrepair. Long Beach really is making an effort to acknowledge this, and that's a great place to start. I'm trying to spread at least the knowledge that it's never too early to take care of our oceans and our environment.
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I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.
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It's beauty that captures your attention. Personality which captures your heart.
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I was probably five when I first picked up a camera. My mom had an Olympus OM-10 that she carried around to document our family photos. And I just always loved it.
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I don't like to go into the studio with all the songs worked out and planned before hand ... you've got to give the band something to use its imagination on as well. That can make a very ordinary song come alive into something totally different ... the X-factor - so important in rock and roll - which is the feel.
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Very few people can truly divorce themselves from what they feel emotionally and sexually.
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When we live our lives authentically, we discover our true place in the world for the first time.
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To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.
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You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.
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Stand-up will always be my first love, and it has been the primary way I've expressed myself since I was 17.
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When you tame someone they become unique to you in all the world.
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People often say, 'Ah, ultimate fighting is so violent,' but it's rooted in martial arts. Martial arts incarnate respect. You can't walk into a dojo and say to your sensei, 'Hey, salut tabarnac!' After every one of my fights I go and shake the hand of my opponent. I don't need to hate the other fighter to fight him well. It's a sport.
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I use men's skis because, honestly, they work better for me. They're longer, they're stiffer, they're harder to turn - but at the same time, they're much more stable.
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There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.
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The longer you verk here, diverse it gets.
