Nicola Cornick Quotes
I consider myself hugely privileged to work at such a wonderful place as Ashdown, where I can step back into history and be inspired by both the setting and the people associated with it.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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We are not accepting that countries just get to sit back and let the United States meet threats that are going to roost in their worlds just as easily as they are in ours.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I'm living in the moment, and I don't have that gene.
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Science is about unravelling nature.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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The grass is always greener on the other side - until you get there and see it's AstroTurf. Symbols are never reality. Someone might have amassed material success and fame, but that doesn't mean they're happy. So, don't go judging a person's life by the cover.
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Some people rehearse to a point where they're robotic, and they sound like they have memorized their presentation and didn't take it to the next level. Going from sounding memorized and canned to sounding natural is a lot of work.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.
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I can afford to get Tesco's finest sandwiches rather than the basic ones.
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I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time.
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I consider myself an activist who governs.
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Year-end financial statements … express a truth about office life which is no less irrefutable-yet also, in the end, no less irrelevant or irritating-than an evolutionary biologist’s proud reminder that the purpose of existence lies in the propagation of our genes.
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I got paid 20 grand for my first film. And that's the lowest I ever got paid.
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We'll let Patrick go this weekend. I felt we needed to give Patrick a shot. Hopefully he'll play great for us and we're all going to support him. We're going to give him all the work in practice. He's got a tough assignment this weekend in trying to lead us against Philly.
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I consider myself hugely privileged to work at such a wonderful place as Ashdown, where I can step back into history and be inspired by both the setting and the people associated with it.
