Ian McShane Quotes
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I am sick and tired of the process where everybody tells you that Indian companies don't have the technology and capability. We need to put money where our mouth is and make things happen, and that is what we are trying to do.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness.
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I think I hid my singing talent from a lot of my friends at school because I didn't want to alienate anyone. If everyone was singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in fact we should own those things that make us really unique.
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Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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You know, you don't expect everyone to be as educated as everyone else or have the same achievements, but you expect at least to be offered at least some of the opportunities, and libraries are the most simple and the most open way to give people access to books.
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Everyone teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting. So I think I've still got to learn a little bit more and to pick up a few more tips, I suppose.
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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.
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The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
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Originally, when I wrote the song 'The Sensual World' I had used text from the end of 'Ulysses.' When I asked for permission to use the text, I was refused, which was disappointing.
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If a movie is nominated for, say, an Academy award, that movie will instantly become popular in Japan. There's always been a bit of a complex the Japanese have about being taken seriously in the West.
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My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.
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The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying whine. The muse isn't hard to find, just hard to like - she follows you everywhere, tapping you on the shoulder, demanding that you stop doing whatever else you might be doing and pay attention to her.
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I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.
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My daughter said, 'I don't think granddad really suits you.'