P. D. James Quotes
The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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It's one thing to get a letter from your kid at camp telling you he wants to come home. It's another to get a letter from a grown child saying they're coming back to live with you!
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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Management innovation is going to be the most enduring source of competitive advantage. There will be lots of rewards for firms in the vanguard.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Virtual reality is a tough sell for a software developer. They have to convince investors that not only are they going to build a good game, which is what they normally have to do, they have to convince them that it's going to be a good game and that virtual reality will be successful.
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When you go all over the world for work, your dream vacation is your bedroom.
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You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record.
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I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.
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I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek safety in the rear... Officers should be forward with their men at the point of impact.
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Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile.
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When those of us in the words-making world use the term 'overregulation,' we are mostly putting a name to a concept we rarely experience consciously.
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So it's mainly a question of helping the Third World overcome the effects of global warming.
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The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.
