Colin Cotterill Quotes
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
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I grew up with all kinds of people.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.
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As a spectator, you get to watch everything, but I'd much rather be playing than watching. I'll have time to watch later in my career.
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One experiments and has to choose always the best results.
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A lot of my close friends are nothing to do with show business. But the people I've had relationships with, invariably, I've worked with. I think that's probably because I grew up in a family where we all worked together, so it's something I feel comfortable with.
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My fans can see me grow up.
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Sneakers are not my thing.
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I'm letting competition drive me, and when competition drives me, I don't think anyone can compete with me.
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Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There was no physical pain; it was enough to say and imagine what was in the script. It was very easy for me.
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If you care about the news and write what you want to read - not just what you think Google search wants to read - there are people out there who want to read it.
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Individualism is going around these days in uniform, handing out the party line on individualism.
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A special button transfers him immediately to the first page of the index. Any given book of his library can thus be called up and consulted with far greater facility than if it were taken from a shelf. As he has several projection positions, he can leave one item in position while he calls up another.
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His eyes were rolling in their sockets, and his face had taken on the colour and expression of a devout tomato. I could see he loved like a thousand bricks.
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Ein Künstler ist, wer sein Centrum in sich selbst hat. Wem es da fehlt, der muss einen bestimmten Führer und Mittler ausser sich wählen.
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Fragrance is my favorite thing. So much so that if I leave the house and I don't put any on, I'll turn around and go back home.
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My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.
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But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never know who I am, nor how many I am or will be. I'd love to be able to touch a bell and summon the real me, because if I really need myself, I mustn't disappear.
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A hero without faults is like an omelet without little bits of eggshell in it.
