Nicholas James Bates (Nick Rhodes) Quotes
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I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.
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One can only imagine how Iranians or Afghans would deal with unelected judges moving to de-Islamicize their nations.
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It was awkward, revisiting a world you have never seen before: like coming home, after a long journey, to someone else’s house.
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One of the first things to be noted in business life is its imperialism. Business is exacting, engrossing, and inelastic.
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Good habits in America make any man rich.
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When I do interviews, I always go in with the attitude that something good can happen from it.
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This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but in a little while I conquered my weakness and felt a pleasure I never knew before - that of doing as I willed.
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The US Treasury is simply not a church building fund.
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Pain is the only reward for clinging to impossible dreams.
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Until you have bred dogs and have drawn and painted them, it is difficult to realize that no two are identical in conformation. You need do no more than gun for a day over two of them to recognize that each is an individual. It requires the intimacy of daily living with a dog to know the subtle quality of his mind, the ham-smell of his ears, and that his wet nose in your mouth tastes salty.
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A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.
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Fear - there's always fear. You re-create yourself in every movie, don't you?
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In my career, I learned that giving your services for free gives you a good return on your investment, not just financially but morally. It supplements your personal integrity.
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What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.
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Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.
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Once, Naseeruddin Shah told me that the wafer shop was the best acting school that I could have attended. And I completely agree. I observed every customer very minutely and picked up some quirk or the other. Later, I used those experiences while playing different characters.
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My mom said I was a handful. Now I'm helpful.
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I find that the older you get, the more helpful eyeliner is.
