Bram van Velde Quotes
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.
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I pledge to you today that for as long as I am your governor, I will not seek or accept any outside compensation from any source.
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The happiest I have ever been is in the life that I led with my wife and kids.
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Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.
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I am always locked in my design studio.
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Watch your finances like a hawk.
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My mum made me feel if I wanted to become prime minister, I could do it.
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You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world.
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If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.
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I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
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Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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The results showed that Joe Mokoena and I had made history. For the first time in the history of education in South Africa, two African students had passed the JC with a First Class degree, regarded as a rare achievement for any student.
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Every anti-gay remark from the Church gives the thug a license to be cruel.
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You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.
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My biggest fears aren't with my work. My biggest fears are walking through hospital doors. Once you can face that, being fearless about your work is easy.
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I was raised doing martial arts.
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I'd been coming to New York for weekends since I was 17, and after 9/11, I started making these trips more frequently, just to make contact with the city.
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My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.
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I think I need security.
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I don't think any particular painters have inspired me, except in a general sense. It was more a matter of corroboration. The visual arts, from Manet onwards, seemed far more open to change and experiment than the novel, though that's only partly the fault of the writers. There's something about the novel that resists innovation.
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I try not to think too far into the future; I'm kind of a day-by-day kind of guy.
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The less you think, the better it is.
