Nick Symmonds Quotes
Just as with running, there were days that I didnt feel like writing; I wrote anyways.
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or reach your heart. 'In the Mood for Love,' though, reached all the way to my belly.
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I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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I am a Brazilian before I am an architect. I cannot separate the two.
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I'm a sponge when it comes to stories. I'd say everything influences me in some way, but for 'Red Queen' in particular, I was really affected by the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
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My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He's just timeless!
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I know I should keep this a secret, but Celine Dion is something of an icon to me.
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On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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Any movement at all that reduces disease, that reduces overdoses, that reduces property crime, that reduces violent crime, is good.
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The bigger you become of a celebrity, the bigger the expectations, the pressure on you - to make change, to say what people want, to target the people they want to target. Fame is toxic; it is quite toxic.
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We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.
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I'm an honest dude, not trying to be anything other than who I am.
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Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a very funny thing - you take a look at the guy's blazer, what kind of shoes he's wearing, what kind of broad he's with. Is he trying to be a hero?
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My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.
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It's about ladies, as usual. I'm telling the ladies I got the right temperature to keep them warm.
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There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.
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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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We must differentiate between guilt and duty. The soldier on the front, like the common man, who does his duty everywhere, should not be held responsible for the actions of a few who also called themselves Germans.
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If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.
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I think basically lables were more interested in a Richard Page record than a Mr. Mister record.
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Just as with running, there were days that I didnt feel like writing; I wrote anyways.
