Simon Mawer Quotes
Only occasionally do I read new fiction. Most of my reading is heavily dictated by what I'm writing at the time.
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity.
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I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder what it's like for real celebrities.
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I am a Brazilian before I am an architect. I cannot separate the two.
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I am more excited about 'Divinity of Doubt: The God Question' than any other book in my entire career, and I've had seven New York Times bestsellers, three of them reaching number one.
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Remember, the choices we make today shape the people we become tomorrow.
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I get a great high from writing.
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I never met a kid I liked.
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Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.
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Sleeping is forbidden at the age of 22. It's all work and no play.
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Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high degree of physical and mental strength.
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With His love, you can wake up every day with an attitude of faith and expectancy.
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We're a nation of immigrants - there's no question about that. But we're also a nation of laws. I think we have to honor both of those.
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I was supported from every side by my family and by the ministers, but so much also by the people.
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Only the blue sky, green land alliance can make Taiwan better.
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Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is alright, as long your values don't change.
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When I was 4 years old, I thought that I wanted to be a dancer like Michael Jackson.
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I try to work out five days a week. It's a lot, but I feel great when I do it.
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I've been blessed to spend time with young people and help encourage an environment where it's comfortable for them to be who they are. That's precious for children.
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Writing is sort of putting a puzzle together halfway. Then, performing it has always been the completion of it. Once that happens, I'm feeling verbally communal with other people. It's out there and I feel so much better about it.
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Time perspective is one of the most powerful influences on all of human behavior. We're trying to show how people become biased to being exclusively past-, present- or future-oriented.
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But whatever the ramifications, whatever turns the path takes, the beginning is always there, in a particular moment, a particular point of access.
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Only occasionally do I read new fiction. Most of my reading is heavily dictated by what I'm writing at the time.
