Bill Irwin Quotes
I used to be called a post-modern clown. But now, post-modernism is a quaint notion, too.
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I watched a lot of soap operas like 'General Hospital' and 'Days Of Our Lives.' When it came to movies, my parents were quite strict. They would watch 'Flash Dance' but wouldn't let us see the whole film because Jennifer Beals' character was a stripper. It was so funny when I finally saw the whole film. I thought she was a ballerina!
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I don't really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.
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There is no evidence to show that prohibition has ever had its intended impact. Of course, just as banning beef has reduced beef consumption, banning alcohol will lead to reduced alcohol consumption. But, there appears to be little or no correlation between, say, domestic violence or household impoverishment and prohibition.
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China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
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The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.
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Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.
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It's not like my old self – I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
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I've found just the right amount of balance in my life. I'm this pop artist in America, but I'm also Malaysian. And I'm also Muslim.
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My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.
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Our philosophy is, using internet technology, we can make every company become Amazon.
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I love to hand sew. I sometimes make clothing for my children, which of course they grow out of in a matter of minutes. I thoroughly love it.
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Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.
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My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that other people wouldn't have been able to do. But then again, we've also been able to live a normal life as well.
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He seemed to be witnessing with his own eyes the supreme bankruptcy of humanity. Wealth had spoken the truth that night on the mountain.
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No nation keeps its word. A nation is a big, blind worm, following what? Fate perhaps. A nation has no honour, it has no word to keep. … Hitler is himself the nation. That incidentally is why Hitler always has to talk so loud, even in private conversation - because he is speaking with 78 million voices.
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The industrial food system ships in high-calorie, low-nutrient, processed food from thousands of miles away. It leaves us disconnected from our food and the people who grow it.
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Tides of History provides a splendid prism through which we may view the wider world of Victorian science. . . . Historians of science will have cause to heap praise on this book, but so too will the non-specialists. The author's splendid writing style, at times appropriately Puckish, makes this work an accessible and enjoyable read.
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One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good.
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I wear the same outfit or, at least, a different copy of it almost every day.
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I joined Genesis when I was 19. I've earned the right to actually do nothing. I don't want to be a shadow of what I was, so I've kind of just quite willingly stood back.
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I used to be called a post-modern clown. But now, post-modernism is a quaint notion, too.
