Tom Holt (K. J. Parker) Quotes
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The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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It's different from Liverpool. Boston seems to be a friendly place.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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I have everything that I could possibly want in life, from a gorgeous granddaughter and a wonderful wife, brilliant students, the best job anyone could hope for, and about half of my hair. Not the half I would have kept, but no one consulted me.
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A lot of people don't like me.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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What really matters is who you are when you step on the field, and I will let my bat and my glove speak for themselves.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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The way that I sing is very mumbled-together, and so I guess I'm kind of stuck with it now.
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The idea of the mulatto has been a gathering point for a wide variety of racial prejudices, fears, myths, and speculations.
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Until 'Moonlight,' I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen. But I wanted the characters to be free of 'groundbreaking' or 'never before.' We were ascribed those things. They weren't the point.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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This could be done in part, because the equipment was very inexpensive. Not much money was involved in tooling so that basic changes of that type could be accomplished.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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Neverland is the way I would like real life to be … timeless, free, mischievous, filled with gaiety, tenderness, and magic.
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Everyone wants to be immortal. Few are. Margaret Thatcher is. Why? Because her values are timeless, eternal. Tap anyone on the shoulder anywhere in the world, and ask what Mrs Thatcher believed in, and they will tell you. They can give a clear answer to what she 'stood for.'
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
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Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.
