Nick McDonell (Robert Nicholas "Nick" McDonell) Quotes
I know that I work hard for the things that I do, and I really go to the places that I report on.
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If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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I'm not a good guitar player.
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I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.
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A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
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'Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '75 and I saw it an obsessive 55 times. They even ran a very embarrassing article about me in the local paper, about the weird kid who's seen 'Jaws' 55 times.
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Being Somali, being Muslim, it's always something I've been very proud of.
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We lived in a classless society. We'd spend a summer at Gore Vidal's house in Italy, but we were on and off welfare.
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It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.
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Everybody thinks that an important book has to be a big, long book.
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I'm not a comedienne. I'm an actress.
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I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.
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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
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AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching.
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The most important thing you will do is yet to be seen. For me, I found my important thing to do when I learned to do surgery on the eye, when I learned to restore a person's vision.
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Let's say you need a perfectly obedient servant who never gets tired, never needs to be paid, and is virtually indestructible. If you're in a galaxy a long time ago and far, far away, you'll just fly off to the local droid auction and pick up one of those shiny gold models with lovely manners.
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The way we remember people, even their beauty is all so subjective and a matter of perspective.
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To ignore death and to be afraid of it is dumb because everyone is going to face it at some point. If you look at death and the reality of it, you realise that we're all going to die, so let's use this time on Earth to be positive and do good things.
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I'm really sarcastic. Not Morgan Webb sarcastic. She's dry, 100%. I'm different from her.
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Actors usually tend to gravitate towards the evil things that stretch them.
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I do not love to work out, but if I stick to exercising every day and put the right things in my mouth, then my diabetes just stays in check.
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I know that I work hard for the things that I do, and I really go to the places that I report on.
