Mark Pagel Quotes
It might be inevitable that we have to confront the idea that our destiny is to be one world with one language.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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I love elephants! It's my favorite animal.
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I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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I didn't get into rap to be no lyrical genius. I got into rap to feed my family and help the people in need around me, that's it. A lot of people say, 'Man, Waka Flocka ain't go no lyrics,' so I was like, 'Yeah, you right!'
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.
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People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
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In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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What bothered me most about chick lit, frankly, was how the term was used to dismiss a huge chunk of the bookstore as silly, girlish prattle.
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The world we knew as children is still buried within our minds. Our childlike self is the deepest level of our being. It is who we really are, and what is real doesn't go away.
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He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.
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I rejected most of the folk I was exposed to in the Seventies. I came around later to Tom Waits, some parts of Jim Croce, and a lot of Cat Stevens.
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It might be inevitable that we have to confront the idea that our destiny is to be one world with one language.
