Carl Honore Quotes
We're so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
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I really don't believe in magic.
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I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.
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I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
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I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.
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Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.
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Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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I never really liked the idea of rap being a competitive thing. It's not.
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I try to put out fires when bizarre rumors get started.
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I had left all I had including my job because I had a desire to work in the movies. I didn't have a place to stay. You know there is a limited amount of time you can spend with friends because you're barging into their house. So I spent a couple of days on Marine Drive benches in the company of some of the largest rats I have seen in my life.
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Food from Quebec is not known to be amazing. Actually, even though you can eat really, really well in Montreal, it's crazy. It's one of the best cities I eat in, but typical Quebec food is like food from people that work in the woods. It's potatoes, meat and sauce.
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Anytime you join a show that's been successful, there's a certain responsibility. And a lot of anxiety that, you know, you're bringing the character to life, respecting the show and doing your part. So that you are not the weak link in the chain.
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We're so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.
