Yann Martel Quotes
Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies.
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Polo drifts gently in and out of fashion.
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I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.
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Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
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I went to this one in Ohio, and then I became a counselor there, and it was just the most fun thing. I was so depressed when I came home from camp.
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Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.
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My father had very little formal education.
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I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart enough to realize that I'm stupid.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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I like fashion, but I love, love, love music and film; they are my two passions. I would love to pursue my acting and my love of music more than anything.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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I've been training quite hard.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it.
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I feel very close to Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders.
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Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
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When capitalists are thwarted, deflected, or dispossessed, the generals and politicians,... and socialist intellectuals, are always amazed at how quickly the great physical means of production - the contested tokens of wealth and resources of nature - dissolve into so much scrap, ruined concrete, snarled wire, and wilderness.
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Fresh snow is amazing. The board is real different... it floats on the powder and goes really fast. If you're riding a long board, it's more like surfing than skiing.
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The Ice Nation is a pretty brutal place. They breed war heroes. The relationship between mother and child, in that world, is a little bit different than it is in our own society. But, no one really likes being a disappointment to their parents and their family.
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Politics doesn't matter, policy does.
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Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus.
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Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies.
