Oliver Sim Quotes
You see bands putting ads in the paper: 'drummer wanted'. I could never be in a set-up like that.
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Hamas says in its charter they want to see a world without Israel. They want to obliterate Israel.
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I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.
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I tend not to wear accessories. I'm not one of those gals with a drawerful of amazing jewelry. I don't even have my ears pierced! But I have one bracelet that never comes off my wrist.
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Don't change a thing. That's one of the best gimmicks a band could ever come up with.
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My dad grew up with an avocado tree in his backyard. My entire family, my wife and daughters, they love avocado. I may well be allergic. It makes me physically sick.
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Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.
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I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.
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I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.
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What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.
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I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
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I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.
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I'm not going to comment about potential jobs in the future because that's a rabbit hole to go down and get caught up in, but all I'll say is I'll go where the good scripts are.
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I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.
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I ain't never nervous. Never nervous.
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I have to earn re-election. That's the way I see it.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand.
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Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights.
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You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what will happen on the next page, let alone the next chapter. That's what makes it fun for me; I write the books the same way many people read them.
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I grew up as a fifth-generation Jew in the American South, at the confluence of two great storytelling traditions. After graduating from Yale in the 1980s, I moved to Japan. For young adventure seekers like myself, the white-hot Japanese miracle held a similar appeal as Russia in 1920s or Paris in the 1950s.
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I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.
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You see bands putting ads in the paper: 'drummer wanted'. I could never be in a set-up like that.
