David Ignatius Quotes
Movies have a way of distilling moments in our culture, and 'Gravity' may be the defining film for the lost-in-space year of 2013: Nothing works.
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Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's all happening out there. Discover what part you can play and then go for it.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.
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I'll always be back to the stage. I have no doubt that the stage will always call me back. There will always be a character that no one else can play, and I'll be back to play it.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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Each of us have things and thoughts and descriptions of an amazing universe in our possession that kings in the 17th Century would have gone to war to possess.
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In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.
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If you're throwing someone off a roof, you're throwing them off the roof. It's there. You don't have to do anything extra with that. The audience is obviously going to react to that because it's such a heightened thing to do. But in the other moments, you really look for ways to craft those, because they're more important, honestly.
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In the history of pilot reports, 'Seinfeld' has got to be one of the worst of all time.
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It's my dream, my goal to be good at Olympics, anywhere they are in the world.
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Do something because you really want to do it. If you're doing it just for the goal and don't enjoy the path, then I think you're cheating yourself.
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The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.
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Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.
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If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them.
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I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.
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I think everybody at IBM knows the early 1990s disaster, and it's in our fabric that you cannot miss the ship.
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I've been lucky enough to have been given a platform through modeling, so now I can use it as an activist.
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Movies have a way of distilling moments in our culture, and 'Gravity' may be the defining film for the lost-in-space year of 2013: Nothing works.
