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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Buddhism … is not a culture but a critique of culture, an enduring nonviolent revolution or 'loyal opposition' to the culture in which it is involved.
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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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Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies.
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My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy, paper, and pencils. I just figured there are people out there who would want to help teachers like us if they could see exactly where their money was going.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine,But search of deep philosophy,Wit, eloquence, and poetry;Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine.
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To think with fear of the end of one's life is pretty general with human beings. It is one of the means nature uses to conserve the life of the species. Approached rationally that fear is the most unjustified of all fears, for there is no risk of any accidents to one who is dead or not yet born. In short, the fear is stupid but it cannot be helped.
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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.
