Xinran Quotes
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The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
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I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset.
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Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
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An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
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Men are irrelevant.
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In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on the ability of their red blood cells to deliver oxygen to their muscles.
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I have the picture in my mind of how emotional I will feel if I win again.
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Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
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Kadar died as a mass killer, and the Hungarian nation can't forget that.
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If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make sure you keep pushing the tempo.
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A film has to be for commercial success as well as earn you respect as an artist. You don't want to do only things that are designed to run commercially, and neither do you want to do things that get acclaim but don't run.
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I stickhandle a lot at practice. I watch a lot of hockey, so I try to either pick up something from other players or watch some video and see what kind of move would work in the same situation.
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My features I take from my father, but my spirit, my industry and perseverance I get from my Indian mother.
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I'm not attacking the idea that people live in conglomerations of houses in proximity to one another, sharing the same water mains and the same newspaper delivery boy and so forth. I'm not objecting to that. That could happen with or without homeownership.
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Except for the grace of God, I would be nobody - and that grace is the opposite of merit - human labour, education or human wisdom.
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I have not spoken to him directly. Here's the reason. Because my experience is, when you talk to a guy like a BP CEO, he's gonna say all the right things to me. I'm not interested in words. I'm interested in actions.
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Any guy who’s played team sports has practiced a skill I call 'team sport empathy': he’s practiced focusing on anticipating the other team’s moves. That means figuring out their way of looking at the situation.
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The land of scholars and the nurse of arms.
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When I came to Yahoo! in 2012, I came because I really wanted to work hard. I thought it was a great challenge.
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I would sometimes sit in a crowded restaurant, and say, 'You know, I'm the only person in this restaurant who can't draw.'
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The only reason I send a single young man or woman in uniform anywhere in the world is because I think it's necessary to keep us safe.
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Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.
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Winning the Royal Rumble is as big an accomplishment as anything.
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The more you read, the more you want to know, and so the more questions you have.
