Neil MacGregor Quotes
There's the constant concern with what happens to you when you die. Every society thinks about that and makes things to deal with that.
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Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.
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Islamism is an ideology that seeks to impose any version of Islam over society.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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Artists want to be congratulated because they should be.
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In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.
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There are certain things women are better at than men.
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I'm highly distractable, and I have too many things on my mind very often. When I'm driving in the city, it drives me so crazy - the city traffic and the parking - I just take cabs everywhere.
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To say that Jimmy Carter does not understand politics or is not a good politician denies the phenomenon by which he got to the White House. He is without question the best politician, when he's working at it, of anybody I have ever seen.
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I opened about a dozen employment centers for Arab women across Israel during my two years as minister of economy.
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I heard the new film, 'Tangerine,' was filmed entirely on iPhones. No cameras were involved!
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Who buys French cars? Not me.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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There's an old joke that politics is Hollywood for ugly people. An awful lot of the press coverage about Washington reads like coverage of Hollywood. Madonna is having some spat with Sean Penn. Who cares? And who cares which politician is mad at that politician?
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I did the Kannada film when just out of school. I didn't know anything about the South Indian film industry at that time, and I did the film to earn some pocket money. I realised then I like acting.
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I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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Gregory Hines was the most talented man I've ever met or seen. Gregory Hines is one of those people that whenever he talked to you, you felt like you were the center of the universe.
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What art does is it makes you feel alive and makes you feel like you're connected.
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Harry: This book belongs to Harry Potter. Ron: Shared by Ron Weasley, because his fell apart. Hermione: Why don't you buy a new one then? Ron: Write on your own book, Hermione. Hermione: You bought all those dungbombs on Saturday. You could have bought a new book instead. Ron: Dungbombs rule.
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Reading activates and exercises the mind. Reading forces the mind to discriminate. From the beginning, readers have to recognize letters printed on the page, make them into words, the words into sentences, and the sentences into concepts. Reading pushes us to use our imagination and makes us more creatively inclined.
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I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
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There's the constant concern with what happens to you when you die. Every society thinks about that and makes things to deal with that.
