William Cranch Bond Quotes
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Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
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For years I've wanted to write about the Australian countryside, but, like most Australians, I've only got a tourist's knowledge of it. I thought that if I disobeyed that basic rule of writing - write about what you know - I'd write a thin and inauthentic book.
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There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present.
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I don't know if I'm a method actor.
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If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work.
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It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music.
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You are only as good as the people you dress.
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From an operational perspective, exports challenge companies to design, develop, manufacture and supply products to discerning customers in global markets. This, in turn, motivates companies to scale up the value chain, which results in higher realisations.
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The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary.
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I had discovered journalism to be my life's ambition.
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Love just happens, you know.
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Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore.
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You recall a girl that's been in nearly every song?This is what I heard of course the story could be wrong.She's the one - I've been toldNow she's wearing a band of gold.Peggy Sue got married not long ago.
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I think comedy has to come from your authentic point of view.
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When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.
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If you look at the play very closely, this is a thirdhand report of what a wonderful hero Macbeth is for saving Scotland. And in the next scene, he's planning to murder Duncan, and you never really know why or what's behind Macbeth.
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I cherish every moment, because success can be taken right away from you.
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I appreciate my music is famous, but I'd rather my face wasn't so that I can just live a normal life.
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Many people think making a film about history... about war... about the Holocaust, it might be heavy, dramatic and traumatic. I don't see things like that... you can find irony everywhere. It's how I look at life.
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I lived below the poverty line when I was young and starting out as a writer. But my wife and I kept trying to do things better, as anyone with ambition does. But just because you're trying doesn't mean you're always going to succeed.
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Win or lose, I always like to get back to my friends and family. They keep me grounded. When I'm home with my friends, I'm always the same Gabriel. I'm no better or worse in their eyes because of my results. It's good to be with your true friends. It always reminds me of where I'm from and who I am.
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When fundraising, your network is critical. Leveraging it early and often is the key. Don't make the mistake of waiting until you need money to engage sources of capital.
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When you fail to succeed the first time, keep trying. It's called life.
