Colin Wilson Quotes
The self-surmounter can never put up with the man who has ceased to be dissatisfied with himself.
Quotes to Explore
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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I like sitting close to windows.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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Youth all over the world are very hungry to succeed.
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I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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The Tao teaches us not to intervene and interfere. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. And the people we love we have to learn to let them be.
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Maybe if I'd had more direct contact with death, I wouldn't find it so fascinating and I wouldn't write about it so much.
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I have a paranoia that 'Ablutions' is the best thing I'll ever do.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.
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When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.
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I love shorts in the colder climates, because you can wear them with chunky sweaters and jackets. It's cute and funky.
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I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.
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I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.
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A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.
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My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess.
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I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.
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I started as kind of an outsider - freelancer working from home, building contacts from the ground up etc. - so I didn't have too many relationships holding me back.
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People don't realize that one picture for you is just one picture. But for me, I take a thousand pictures a day. That adds up. It's tough getting somewhere on time when you have to stop that much.
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The federal [bank deposit] insurance scheme has worked up to now simply and solely because there have been very few bank failures. The next time we have a pestilence of them it will come to grief quickly enough, and if the good banks escape ruin with the bad ones it will be only because the taxpayer foots the bill.
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The black masses must demand and refuse to accept nothing less than that proportionate percentage of the political spoils such as jobs, elective offices and appointments... They must reject the shameful racial tokenism that characterizes the political life of America today.
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The self-surmounter can never put up with the man who has ceased to be dissatisfied with himself.
