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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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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I'd be more likely to go for somebody who is like me. Well, I like creative people, so whatever that means... Yeah, authentic and creative.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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I wanted to get a cropped hairdo, but Sreenu Vaitla loves my look in 'Chiruta,' so he suggested that I keep the long hair.
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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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Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
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Everybody wants me to show my vagina to the world. And the truth is, I don’t have to.
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The new spirituality will step away from dogma, will step away from 'We're right and you're wrong.'
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Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.
