Will Self Quotes
It is not that sport, over-indulged in, coarsens the mind; it is that it dulls it.
Will Self
Quotes to Explore
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
Ted Allen
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Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
Gary Lineker
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
Dan Aykroyd
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There are times, especially on 'The Five,' where I've lost control for a moment. I always feel bad about it, but those always seem to be the times that people realize, if I'm mad about something, it must really matter.
Dana Perino
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Nothing exists except through language.
Hans-Georg Gadamer
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
Xavier Becerra
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
Dag Hammarskjold
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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
Oliver Sim
The xx
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It's nice to film in somewhere that you actually love being. Usually, you're in a studio for months on end, and you never see any daylight, so you really make the most of it.
Felicity Jones
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
Rachel Platten
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
Forest Whitaker
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
Carl Honore
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Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when the plot is simple, you can move one piece around and make it feel fresh. 'Hell or High Water''s a good example: I don't tell you why the brothers are robbing the bank.
Taylor Sheridan
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If you have six corporate centres, six treasuries, six of everything, and then if you bring it down to one of everything, obviously there are some savings.
Arundhati Bhattacharya
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Against the background of general freakishness the case of my particular freakishness was lost.
Witold Gombrowicz
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I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how crucial it was for us to win.
Laura Robson
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It is not that sport, over-indulged in, coarsens the mind; it is that it dulls it.
Will Self
