Nigel Mansell (Nigel Ernest James Mansell) Quotes
As you get older, you do reflect more. They were great times, but the biggest thing we all had to deal with a lot more disappointment from an engineering point of view, there was not the reliability that there is now.
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I've always said I wanted to play in England. There was a struggle between Chelsea and United, but according to me, Chelsea has the best project.
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The CIA now assesses that four nations - Iraq, North Korea, Russia and, to the surprise of some specialists, France - have undeclared samples of the smallpox virus.
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TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?'
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Mom worked as a school librarian, and she felt summers were for education.
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I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.
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As long as my body is in shape, my mind is working at its full capacity.
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In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.
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Men in their late 50s often make very bad decisions.
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I don't set goals for myself too much, but I'm always trying to write that one great song.
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I didn't do the 'Home And Away' thing.
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I think we have a high responsibility to base any criticisms that we have on a fair and honest statement of the facts, and that nominees should not be subjected to distortions of their record, taking things they've done out of context.
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I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts.
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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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I think life is pretty awesome.
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I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich.
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My criticisms of late-night TV blew up some old friendships and sparked some new ones.
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It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners - which I loathed - and I always felt phony doing them.
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When I'm not in the booth, I'm one of the most laid-back guys. But growing up, I liked DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and T.I. - dudes that went all out on the track. My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy.
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A two-speed Europe will not be a strong Europe. The idea of making decisions and policies in a narrow circle, disregarding smaller EU members, will make it hard to engage them to commit to a common policy, which will weaken the union.
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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I think my confidence has developed over the years in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be.
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I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.
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Engineering -nature is engineering, so is culture, science is right behind, only chaos is not an engineer- and, along with it, the furious need to reproduce.
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As you get older, you do reflect more. They were great times, but the biggest thing we all had to deal with a lot more disappointment from an engineering point of view, there was not the reliability that there is now.
