- Man
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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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
- Promises
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things I'm always proud of is 'Promises made, promises kept.' I've never ever not done what I've said I'm going to do.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I talk about race and culture, and that's what my fans respond to. If you grew up in an environment where race and culture were never an issue for you, or where you don't see the humor in our so-called differences, then you might not respond to what I'm doing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always amazed at how much people 'get' when I'm performing overseas. I've never had to change my act on my international shows; I just make sure that I've taken some time to get to know the people in those countries before I perform. That's been really useful.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it's never because I use my brain.
- He Or She
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never, ever, not once, met a writer who said he or she would never read a mystery or a story set in some imagined future.
- Classic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sadly, I don't really believe in the idea of timeless fashion. It's an oxymoron. If 'classic fashion' really never changed, we'd all still be wearing togas.
- Real
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Few expected very much of Franklin Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1933. Like Barack Obama seventy-six years later, he was succeeding a failed Republican president, and Americans had voted for change. What that change might be Roosevelt never clearly said, probably because he himself didn't know.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
My philosophy is to save, spend minimally, and buy things as much as you can on sale, never pay full price, and just don't spend a lot of money at the end of the day.
- Nov 07, 2020
Being rejected is not nice, and it never gets any easier no matter where you are in your career.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never boxed before in my life. I've had one day's training at a boxing gym, and it's an incredibly difficult sport.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of Indian fathers don't know how to show affection. My parents really do love me, even though my dad has never been able to say those words to me.
- Want
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- Nov 07, 2020