Iain Pears Quotes
Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was abandoned.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
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You have this ability in hip hop to be invincibly cool, and that is a part of G-Eazy.
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Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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I'm very wary of news on television.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.
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I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity.
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The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked.
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As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
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At first, Uniqlo was a casual chain on the back streets of Hiroshima. Then... we became a national brand in Japan. So, the next step is to become a global brand.
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I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.
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We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody get a bigger army than that?
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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There's the idea that people should be able to control how the information that they're giving to websites is used and monetized in a more clear and powerful way. That's something that probably will need government action.
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I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make.
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When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated.
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When I meet people after stand-up shows, they'll bring their cars.
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When I was involved in the initial creation of the Department of Homeland Security, we were given a clear twofold mission. The first part of the mission was to secure our borders. The second was to maintain the free and efficient flow of commerce and people.
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Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was abandoned.
