Dick Pound Quotes
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.
Quotes to Explore
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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In my experience, I think there's must ado about fidelity and infidelity. I think sometimes true emotional relationships can go beyond those.
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I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
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My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed his house by a ship's rules.
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I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see myself as a crime novelist, but there are crimes in my books. That's the nature of storytelling, if you want to reflect the real world.
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You can take of a man's money, but when it's all said and done, you've only taken his money.
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When the whole world reads your books, is there any other happiness for a writer? I am happy that my books are read in 57 languages. But I am focused on Istanbul not because of Istanbul but because of humanity. Everyone is the same in the end.
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The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
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Obviously, after every film you do, you wonder what you're going to do next.
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Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
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I think YouTube has destroyed the genre barrier. People can be into Justin Bieber and Eminem at the same time. It's a good thing.
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I'm pretty lucky to work on both 'CSI: NY' and 'Supernatural.' Not bad gigs!
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You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.
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My favorite word is 'redemption.' I like both its meaning and the sound. My least favorite word is 'maybe.' 'Maybe' is almost always a 'no' drawn out in cruel fashion.
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A silent tsunami which knows no borders is sweeping the world.
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A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.
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The worrying thing is there's so much latent hatred of the guy [Donald Trump] and this guy isn't even president yet.
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The socialism of centralised state control of industry and production, is dead. It misunderstood the nature and development of a modern market economy. It failed to recognise that the state and public sector can become a vested interest capable of oppression as much as the vested interests of wealth and capital. it was based on a false view of class that became too rigid to explain or illuminate the nature of class division today.
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So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop.
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Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.
