"It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are."

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Source : Clive James (2015). “The Crystal Bucket”, p.15, Pan Macmillan

Clive James

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“All I've ever wanted for my kids is for them to be happy. There's no pressure on Victoria to do anything, but she genuinely loves performing. My son Simon is in advertising. They're both tremendous people. I don't think they've ever been awkward, even Simon as a teenager.”
“On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them.”
“The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.”

Source : Arthur C. Brooks (2011). “The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future”, p.88, Basic Books
“When someone wants to lose weight, they will do whatever it takes. They canâ€™t do it for anyone else but themselves. It has to be for them alone. Without that understanding, they will fail.”
“A post-9/11, modern take being Batman training people to be the heroes they know they can be on their own.”

Source : Source: www.denofgeek.com
“Most rappers these days is actors, And I can't keep watching the same movie.”
“Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for.”
“Baton technique is to a conductor what fingers are to a pianist.”

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