Patricia Cornwell Quotes
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Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.
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Ignorance is bliss. I wish I still had some.
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I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
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The whole point of having money, and working and making money, is to enjoy and spend it.
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Anybody, and any company, can have a big run of success once, but if you're going to repeat that over time, you need to be aware that you need to keep learning.
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There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.
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I'm like a beast. I just take it out on the track.
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One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
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I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.
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But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations.
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The big issue with rock stars becoming actors is that sometimes it's not believable, and vice versa with actors becoming rock stars. Sometimes just doesn't fit.
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Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
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All of my relationships have happened organically with people who are super cool and in my life and it just moved into a relationship zone.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.
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Of all the labels and tags and epithets people have forced upon me, there's one I don't dislike. I get called the 'enfant terrible.' In every article, it's always there. So I have to give that a meaning.
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Banks can send big corporate payments through existing channels or send a small payment through Ripple. They don't have to rip out existing infrastructure; they can use Ripple to make the transactions more profitable or more efficient.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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I love science fiction when it's well-done. I don't like campy stuff. I don't like stuff that's too fantastical.
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Normally, if I've got an audition, I'm punctual, I've learnt my lines, and I'll go looking smart.
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water.
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In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case.
