T. E. Lawrence Quotes
It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack, but from the fear of it: such a base as we had in the Red Sea Parts, the desert, or in the minds of the men we converted to our creed.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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I dig all kinds of competition.
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What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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As you learn who you are, you can better surround yourself with friends who make you a better person, and that sometimes only happens when you disassemble old relationships.
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Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric case study.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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There's so much emphasis on Daniel Day-Lewis and his process, which is appropriately his own. But I was just blown away by his generosity as an actor. He's so giving as an actor that he just naturally commands the focus on set.
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Formula One has been the backdrop of my life.
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I'm obsessed with Marcus Mumford. I've got to know him recently; he's amazing.
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As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.
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The open society, the unrestricted access to knowledge, the unplanned and uninhibited association of men for its furtherance - these are what may make a vast, complex, ever growing, ever changing, ever more specialized and expert technological world, nevertheless a world of human community.
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The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
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It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack, but from the fear of it: such a base as we had in the Red Sea Parts, the desert, or in the minds of the men we converted to our creed.
