Tom Holt (K. J. Parker) Quotes
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I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
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Not raising the debt ceiling does not trigger a default, because we've got enough money to service our debts. Default is when you can't service your debt.
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Here's something I probably shouldn't be saying: I never listen to my soundtrack albums because I can't stand it. It's just stereo. When I write, I write in surround. My life is in surround.
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I try to stay far away from anything creepy and supernatural. I'd rather not think about it.
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I grew up in Haifa and enjoyed the wonderful beaches and Mount Carmel that rolls into the Mediterranean Sea. From my early days at home, I remember a strong encouragement to study.
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We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.
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I try and be a little bit chic. I wouldn't wear sweatpants. I wouldn't wear a twinset.
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You used to be able to just call people. You didn't have to be on someone's calendar to have a phone conversation. The telephone was an important and valuable domain of communication, both for casual, friendly chats and for professional exchanges of ideas and information. But no more.
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I think an old-school Western would kind of be really up my alley and would be so fun, I'm so comfortable in that genre and around horses.
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In 'Roma,' I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious of that, and it thrills me. Imagine being in a traffic jam at the Coliseum! Rome is the most wonderful movie set in the world... As was the case with many of my film ideas, it was inspired by a dream.
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I've now been in over 100 adverts for Walkers, and we've had a lot of laughs along the way.
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I'm without a doubt a producer first. The lyrics happen towards the tail-end of the process, mainly because they're more stream-of-consciousness. It's very rare that I'm going to tell a really concrete story.
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My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.
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If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help.
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Social media companies must work closely with the U.S. government to ensure their platforms are not being used by terrorist organizations to do harm to our country.
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I play a Fender Jazzmaster and three stacks and a combo, two old Marshall Plexis and a Hiwatt combo and a Hiwatt combo with Marshall cabs.
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I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films.
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I think you have a passion and an obsession for something when it's not necessarily ubiquitous.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Revere and respect Gaia. Have trust in Gaia. But not faith.
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Keep working and saving and striving for a better future for your children, and for their children, even if you won't be around to see it pay off.
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Liberty and security are often in direct confrontation and must be balanced in a way that protects us without destroying what is worth protecting.
Charles B. Rangel -
The easiest way to do something is properly.
