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- Nov 07, 2020
Never Quotes
Quotes on what never happens.
This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never going to be the best player the world has ever seen but one thing I can be proud of is that I genuinely believe I have become the best player that I could have become.
- Away
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm away from cricket I switch off totally. Otherwise I would never be able to keep that same hunger.
- Garden
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child, and will never underestimate how special it is to pull on an England shirt.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're never as good as people say you are and you're never as bad as people say you are. You're always in the middle at some stage.
- Step
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not some little soft touch. I will never take a backward step when batting, but I want to be respected as a nice guy, too.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always say that keeping abreast of science should never be seen as a chore. It should be something you do naturally. I don't sit there reading 'New Scientist,' putting post-it notes next to ideas.
- Got
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never strong at maths, but I eventually got onto a university physics/astronomy course, and that led on to my Ph.D. and eventual employment.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of science fiction is very accessible and very readable, but a lot of people are justifiably put off by the covers of spaceships - though that never put me off.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I despair of reality television, but I've never met anyone who watches it. Or people say, 'I watch it, but I hate it.' I've never met anyone who loves it. It's like, it's there, and we have to accept it.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
The old fiction room at my high school was a small box of wonders, and no matter how long I spent investigating its seven and a half overstuffed shelves, I never stopped discovering treasures.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.
- Evening
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.
- Nov 07, 2020