Anthony Douglas Williams (A.D. Williams) Quotes
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The times that I have done something that I didn't respond to emotionally right away, it's generally not worked out too well.
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For ages, I had this mullet until someone on the street stopped me and said, 'Darling, can I cut your hair for free? Because you look a bit weird.'
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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I haven't leaked anything to anybody. They are wrong!
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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I've always been a huge fan of Julia Roberts. Without her what would the world be like?
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Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.
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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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But I have fun with the fright, work with it. You have to - that's your timing, that beat of excitement. And when I go on stage, it's just like taking a step into heaven. Poof, you know? Poof - and there I am.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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When no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start selling records, you can't really justify having two songs in Cadillac commercials. It looks greedy. And it is greedy. This whole music thing should be about music.
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'Sports Illustrated' has set the standard for what a swimsuit model should be. For a magazine that has that much influence to include models of different body types on their pages shows that they're breaking down old beauty ideals while opening the doors of diversity and inclusivity.
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Europe is kind of fragmented. Africa is nascent; we've made a few investments, including four in Egypt. I visit 50-60 cities and 20-25 countries a year. The intent is to be a global fund, which takes time and prioritization.
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everything has an end, and you get to it if you only keep on.
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I've never thought of myself as having that much of a temper. But it's true that I can't stand it when things are not done properly. When that happens, I cannot control my reaction.
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Don't let your age control your life. Let your life control your age.
