Barun Sobti Quotes
If a writer is good at what he does, it's not easy to do a good job every day... To invent something new is almost an impossible task.
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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I think that ballet is very good for the body. It's very similar to yoga, because you have to hold a position.
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I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's very good to watch, not only in the flesh but also on TV, because our stadiums are full.
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When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.
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'Pyrapshere' began as a sketch for a variety show I produced called 'A Pretty Good Show.' My partner, Andersen Gabrych, and I expanded it into a full-fledged faux-religion, including a list of 21 tenets, sacred symbols, testimonials, and even a clothing line. Many people believed it was a real thing and wanted to join.
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For me, take Tiger Woods. I always thought he was great, but I never truly understood how good he was until I had the chance to go to Tiger Woods Golf Camp. He taught me how to swing and was hitting the ball, and this dude was unreal.
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That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.
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It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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Without sounding too pretentious, I feel my job is almost like becoming a monk or a nun - it's a calling.
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Growing up in San Diego, I can remember going with my brother to see bands like Pennywise and NOFX - good punk bands that were fast and tight.
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My dad got me hooked on the news. That was a good thing.
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A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
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There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
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Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
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I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.
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A book comes and says, 'Write me.' My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate.
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After you do this for a while, you get used to things not working the way you want them to. There's a job you want, and you don't get it. There's a movie you'd like to get made, and it doesn't get made. You become inured to it.
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Video analysis is big for me. Through video, you see good things and bad things and can show players how to improve.
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Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.
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Many people have serious academic degrees but cannot find a job, and sadly their degrees are so limited that they cannot even think about how to create a job for themselves.
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There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.
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My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork, etc., and the results were presented in these terms.
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If a writer is good at what he does, it's not easy to do a good job every day... To invent something new is almost an impossible task.
