Lyall Watson Quotes
Seriously, a smaller, leaner, cleaner, tuskless and more secretive elephant is exactly what is needed. It definitely would live longer.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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Music can bring about different vibes on the field, off the field, urban life, going to church, leaving church. Everything the world may bring, there's a song for it to put you in the right frame of mind.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
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Mum and Dad were very much friends and up for life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up; they just taught me to be me.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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With my victory, I must always remember that I glorify God.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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I like Noah from 'The Notebook.' One - hundred percent. I fall in love with him so hard.
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I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.
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The only times I'm not relaxed are when I haven't got a project on the go.
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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.
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I get a lot of people telling me that I'd make a good 'wacky neighbor.' I wouldn't mind that, if it was a starting-off point.
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
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I just want to be a little more real. Maybe I'm a little bit darker than others.
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Tech is all about building human connections.
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I only know what I read in the papers.
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I've got a condo in Miami, but I don't live in it.
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It's hard to understand the life that I live and rationalize some of the things that I do. I don't need someone questioning every move that I make, asking me why I don't just relax. When there's no one asking me those types of questions... to me, it's peaceful.
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While novels are fiction, mine are usually very close to my heart. Like my other books, 'The Lemon Orchard' is inspired by something I care about. I care so deeply. The stories are my dreams, and I want to do a lot of research. Roberto is based on a real live friend of mine named Armando who worked in my garden.
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I AM EVERYWHERE
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In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.
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Seriously, a smaller, leaner, cleaner, tuskless and more secretive elephant is exactly what is needed. It definitely would live longer.
