Gary Jarman Quotes
No one wants to be some guy who puts records out about how good it is. That seems quite arrogant.
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The main threat to the future of Europe is not those who want to come here to live but our own political, economic, and intellectual elites bent on transforming Europe against the clear will of the European people.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.
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I was writing a lot even as a kid.
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There is a quite a lot of effort involved but I find action sequences some of the quickest to write and the most fun.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.
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The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
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It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.
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In Singapore, Malcolm X type of activity would be extremely difficult because the government can be very harsh on lawbreakers.
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We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.
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Religion is a complex and often contradictory force in our world. It fosters hope and comfort but also doubt and guilt. It creates both community and exclusion. It brings societies together around shared belief and tears them apart through war. However, what unites the faithful, whatever their religion, is the unshakeable force of generosity.
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I'm amazed at the amount of time people spend on the Internet.
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Clearly, healthcare is a very important sector.
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People who understand context would be steamed to have someone else dictating how they can call it.
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The danger of asteroid or comet impact is one of the best reasons for getting into space … I'm very fond of quoting my friend Larry Niven: 'The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!'
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I got quite cross when I heard about Emma Thompson adapting 'Sense and Sensibility.' It was absolutely childish of me, but I thought, 'I should be doing that. They didn't even ask me.' Some mistake, surely.
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We did the ‘unplugged’ project, “Acoustica“, in Portugal. There was always something new and exciting. In-between all these records and projects we’re still touring all over the world: last year, with this latest album, “Unbreakable”, we went back to Japan and played in Scandinavia again; before we come to Tel Aviv, we play in Paris, at “Olympia”; we go back to Russia, we play Kazan, the only show this year with an orchestra; so there’s a lot of things. And that, I think, keeps us going, and the fact that after all these years we have a chance to come and play in Israel is very very exciting and emotional, and it also feels like a new chapter.
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See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too ;-)
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I'm, for real, the biggest En Vogue fan.
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My low center of gravity allows me to defend takedowns a lot better than most people. It's very hard to get to my legs. It's going to be really hard to take me down. There are a lot of positives to being my size.
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No one wants to be some guy who puts records out about how good it is. That seems quite arrogant.
