Tones and I (Toni Watson) Quotes
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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I am writing a book called 'The History of Australia in Hundred Objects.' It's of things we have invented in Australia. And you know, some of them are amazing. We invented the clapper boards used in films. We invented those cranes - those big long cranes used on construction sites.
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On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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I think people really need to think what it's like to have all of society arrayed against you.
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Naw, it - it never stops, man... You gotta be doing what you're supposed to be doing - whenever, however it's coming down, you know. If you're getting your butt kicked - you still gotta do what you gotta be doing.
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
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Every year in consulting is like three years in the corporate world because you have multiple clients, multiple issues - you grow so much.
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We need to quit arguing about whether the glass is half full or half empty - and instead acknowledge that there's not quite enough water to go around.
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The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation.
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I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
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I never bought the excuse of not having time to write. If you really want to do it, you're either going to find those hours or eventually decide not to be a writer.
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The moral landscape is the framework I use for thinking about questions of morality and human values in universal terms.
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I don't think that left to its own devices, capitalism moves along smoothly and everyone gets treated fairly in the process. Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.
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ISIS is on the offense, with the ability to attack at will, anyplace, anytime.
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I have been shocked at the number of people who don't watch television.
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We book our exports forward for more than a year, and so we have a fixed rate. We do not get the spot rate that we see in the market every day.
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A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.
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You have two choices with Obama. You either believe that he is a man of Christ... or you think he's a liar. And I'm surprised by the number of atheist free thinkers that support Obama, and their argument is essentially, 'He's lying about being religious 'cause you have to do that to get elected.' It's a horrible reason to like somebody.
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I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called Radio Gaga. That's why I love the name. Freddie was unique - one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music. He was not only a singer but also a fantastic performer, a man of the theatre and someone who constantly transformed himself. In short: a genius.
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There is a pressure, but my job essentially is not to listen to that pressure, not to buckle underneath that pressure, but instead to continue making music in the way that I have been making it.
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A policy of knowing your replacement is one of the best ways to drive a growth culture. It anticipates and eliminates the most harmful politics in leadership for an expanding company and instantly sets the right tone for a high-talent, growth-mindset executive team.
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I'm scared of being a one-hit wonder because my second single has set the bar too high.
