Nigel Dennis (Nigel Forbes Dennis) Quotes
I hope to goodness I would not still be working in the corporate world - the money is OK but it is no life at all.
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My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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I want to talk about jobs and health care and pension security and what we're going to do to stop the brain drain in Ohio and make it possible for our young people to stay here and build a life in Ohio rather than in Pennsylvania or West Virginia or God knows where.
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I spend my money like I don't have anything.
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The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.
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I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how awesome the Arizona history is, especially for alternative music. Growing up, that's all I ever wanted to be was those two bands.
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There are jobs that come along in your life, if you're lucky enough, that elevate you in a considerable way. And 'Homeland' was definitely one of those jobs.
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I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.
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My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.
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Every moment of a science fiction story must represent the triumph of writing over world-building.
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It doesn't make your life stop being fun to be a Christian.
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I worked with the Groundlings, doing sketch comedy and improv at a theater here in L.A. It was my hobby, but I took classes and stayed passionate about it because it's what I wanted to do. It just fit. It takes a while before you can actually make money at it. I worked for years.
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I am too insecure to crash early. I feel life will pass me by while I'm sleeping.
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Not knowing what one is looking for is pure agony. Too much analytical thinking, too much logic, too many meanings! Life has no logic, so why does there have to be logic to explain what it means? Also, what is logic? I think I may need to break away from analytical thinking; this is the cause of all my anxieties.
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In a perfect world an idea could be born, nourished, developed and made known to everyone, criticized and perfected, and put to good use without the crude fact of financial support ever entering in to the process. Seldom, if ever, in the practical world in which we live does this occur.
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Many heroic actions and chivalrous adventures are related of me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man.
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Tell me why I feel so bad, honey Fighting left me plenty of money But didn't keep the promise of memory lapses Like a building that's been slated for blasting I'm the proof that nothing is lasting Counting to eleven as it collapses
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People aren't hiring me to be a 'yes' man. They have their girlfriends for that.
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From the psychological jousting between sisters in the early family arena emerge the first tentative boundaries of their personalities.
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I'm not on fire for the Lord, so I tried to make myself generate this fire for the Lord.
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I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory.
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You know, I'm a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I've diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with.
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I hope to goodness I would not still be working in the corporate world - the money is OK but it is no life at all.
