Simon Sebag Montefiore Quotes
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People always want to doubt you.
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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When police or security personnel work in schools, they should follow the community policing model that integrates officers into school life, not just involve them when trouble arises.
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If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.
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At about 17, I decided I wanted to take kiteboarding seriously and compete, so my agents were like, 'Just keep sending in a few audition tapes anyway, just for good stuff.'
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My work isn't any more important than anything else in the family.
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Kids and adults are treated differently on sets. Being a kid, you can get away with anything, and it looks cute. But as an adult, it's a whole new journey.
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But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.
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I never thought I'd get a chance to sing with Wilson Pickett but we did.
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I certainly had no intention of playing a man.
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You have to like the characters you play.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn't religious.
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My father is a great grandfather. He's a wonderful grandfather, but he's a terrible husband.
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Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just give me one country like that. A country like that doesn't exist in the world, you know. There's not one such country anywhere in the world.
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To be a good poet, you must care more about the writing, than the writer.
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I was introduced to lots of great music through my local record store. It was a place where people knew music and they knew me, and could make great suggestions and discoveries. Whether it is in the physical world or on-line, the value of a great and knowledgeable record store has not gone away
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It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.
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I always find that the more Jewish you are, the more people respect you.
