William Adams Quotes
In the end of five years I made supplication to the king to go out of this land, desiring to see my poor wife and children according to conscience and nature.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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Along with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.
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We didn't want our kids raised in a place plagued by smog and plastic surgery.
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Anything that's made by humans is about humans, whether it's about gods or aliens or anything; it's about some sort of expressive nature about us.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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I'm constantly complimented for my voice, even by random people at the airport!
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I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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I prefer recording drums in the analog format, but that does not mean I would only do it that way.
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I feel sorry for people who only know comic books through movies. I really do.
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If you really want to step up your team's creative thinking, take a hard look at how many people you're putting in a room together. More than three to five is probably too many.
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Empty values statements create cynical and dispirited employees, alienate customers, and undermine managerial credibility.
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All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career goes by very quickly.
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The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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Louisiana's a very conservative state. When we've ever polled this, we've found that they like conservative reforms. They want us to fight back against our leadership and Democrats, so it's very consistent.
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If you lived next door to me and didn't know what I did, you wouldn't know I was a celebrity. I don't have that lifestyle, nor do I want that lifestyle. I want to know that I can have a separate life with my wife and my kids and just be normal and go camping and fishing and outdoor stuff.
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In the end of five years I made supplication to the king to go out of this land, desiring to see my poor wife and children according to conscience and nature.
