- Nov 07, 2020
New Quotes
On fresh starts, new cities and beginning again.
Many of the quotes here trace what's new: a new city, a new circle of people, a new chapter after school. Several reflect specifically on relocating and adjusting to a very different pace of life. For more on that theme, see our City quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal.
- Deliberately
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I see a new film, I deliberately tune down several 'dials' in my mind - critical faculties associated with logic, plotting, science - just so I can retain some ability to enjoy a flick in the spirit it's offered.
- Different Parts
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very important to understand that the 'Talk' piece was not an excerpt, it was an adaptation, which means I compressed different parts of the book and made a new piece.
- Together
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to connect to the new discovery. The gaps and questions actually increase - it's extraordinary.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
In New York, everyone's desperate for success, desperate for money and desperate to be accepted, but in London they're more laid back about things like that.
- New Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Israel has created a new image of the Jew in the world - the image of a working and an intellectual people, of a people that can fight with heroism.
- Confirming
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ordinance of confirming a new member of the Church and bestowing the gift of the Holy Ghost is both simple and profound.
- Guy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody hates Goodell. He unifies all Patriots fans, all New England, everybody hates him equally. He's really a hated guy.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020
The motto is, control our destiny, do new things, where we talk directly with our consumers and aren't dependent on ad revenue.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
The exciting new thing, call it Internet.2, would be where links were updated and moved depending on where people click. That would give you the kind of content screening that you don't get at the moment.
- Eating
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- Nov 07, 2020
I moved to L.A. after my landlord in Brooklyn tripled my rent. I spent months looking for other places to move to in New York, then one day I was in California eating a grapefruit, and I was like, 'This is what they taste like?' So I decided to move to L.A. and build a studio in my house.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020