Mark Steyn Quotes
On the French view of international politics: 'According to my dictionary, the word 'ally' comes from the Old French. Very Old French, I'd say. For the New French, the word has a largely postmodern definition of 'duplicitous charmer who undermines you at every opportunity.'
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As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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First, I was Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and after the ministries of justice in the various states were dissolved I became Reich Minister without portfolio.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.
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I went to this little performing arts school in downtown Phoenix. You had to dance or act, and everyone sang in choir. I started out playing the saxophone, but I always wanted to be in an orchestra. That was a dream as a kid, and there aren't a lot of saxophones in an orchestra.
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I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.
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I'm used to having a lot of criticism. It's normal. It's normal when you come from South America, when you have a country pushing very hard in your back.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
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I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
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With great ideas come great changes. Bitcoin's that.
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You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it.
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Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
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In a democracy, you don't need anyone's permission to form a new political party, publish a politically charged article, or organize a 'tea party.' And in open markets, individuals are free to buy and invest as they see fit.
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I can't take on all the worries of the world, you know. I can only talk about being gay and being an actor. I'll have to leave those other battles to somebody else.
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Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is.
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When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' – instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'
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The Tonys are the once-a-year shot for all of these shows and artists who work so diligently every single performance but only for a thousand or so people at a time. This gives them the opportunity to perform to millions of people.
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Part of the American dream is 'I can own my own business, I can control my destiny. I can have the opportunity to work for myself.'
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The negotiation of city space has been made more difficult with the idea that redevelopment is an improvement for some vague future - but it's never like that, is it? Once you get there, for economic reasons you have to generate the next project - so you're immediately starting to dig up something else, and so it goes on.
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Public school was never in business to produce Thoreau. It is in business to produce a man like Richard Nixon and, even more, a population like the one which could elect him.
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On the French view of international politics: 'According to my dictionary, the word 'ally' comes from the Old French. Very Old French, I'd say. For the New French, the word has a largely postmodern definition of 'duplicitous charmer who undermines you at every opportunity.'
