Ian Fleming Quotes
The difference between a good golf shot and a bad one is the same difference between a beautiful and a plain woman - a matter of millimetres.
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I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.
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I'm a huge gamer. I play a lot of games, and I play one game until I'm really, really good at it.
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I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.
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The essential relationship across American history between black people and white people is one of exploitation and one of plunder. This is not, you know, necessarily about, you know, whether you're a good person or not or whether you see black people, you know, on the street, and you're willing to shake their hands and be polite.
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I'd imagine my wedding as a fairy tale... huge, beautiful and white.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.
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I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple.
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Some people like just sitting down and being taken for a ride. That's a beautiful thing that fiction can do. But it's not the only thing. In television and film, people are ready to accept any kind of jump cut, but the slightest disturbance on the page ruffles their feathers.
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Trying to guess what the (mass) audience wants and then trying to satisfy that is usually a bad recipe for getting something good.
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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.
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The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.
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I can discern that certain things have an effect on certain other things, but I don't view those effects as good or bad. If a context and a goal is defined, I could say if it's good or bad. But overall, I don't view things as good or bad.
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I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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Attributing to anything or anyone more good than God has attributed to them is not a positive move, nor does it mean that you have done them any good. A single grain of truth is preferable to a bumper harvest of false imaginings.
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If I have half an hour to spare, I just have to hit the shops. And I can get overexcited.
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I really like to try my hand at everything, and I think it's probably dangerous to let oneself be pigeon-holed, not necessarily by other people, but in one's own mind.
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There are some people who say and do terrible things and they are not even punished for it.
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Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I'm not sure I'm suited to it.
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The difference between a good golf shot and a bad one is the same difference between a beautiful and a plain woman - a matter of millimetres.
