Andrew Davies Quotes
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins of power has to look at practical limitations and tradeoffs - the fact that you can focus at most on one or two things at a time, that resources are limited.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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When you're a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls - you want to get the most girls. You don't know anything about respect; you don't know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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The results showed that Joe Mokoena and I had made history. For the first time in the history of education in South Africa, two African students had passed the JC with a First Class degree, regarded as a rare achievement for any student.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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I'd say Juventus has a story as legendary as the Yankees.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.
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Justice is like a train that is nearly always late.
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
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Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?
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I buy smoked mackerel in a vain attempt at being healthy. I do actually really like it, and you don't have to cook it, which is handy.
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'I Get Around' came on one day. I'd never heard the Beach Boys before. The sound was so fresh to me. That was the first time when I truly was gripped by the power of music. It opened my eyes to the heights that music can achieve.
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I would like to remember all and be able to forgive everything - in due course!
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For blogs today, it's really about content creation and partnering with a brand. You can get the news in so many forms and so many places. A tweet now is enough to tell you about a story. People don't have to click to go to your site.
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People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.
