Mark Steyn Quotes
Public interest criteria does not mean criteria that the public decides are in its interest. It means that the elite - via various appointed bodies - decide what the public's interest is for them.
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I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.
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I don't like television when it gets near to photographed plays.
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I record it here today to establish my early predisposition to editorial work - to be both pontifical and wrong.
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I generally make a sort of playlist for my iPod for whatever project I'm doing.
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I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech.
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I kind of have my little OCD wood shed at my house where everything is just right when I go write.
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I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
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There's one thing that I like about Rome that was stated by Napoleon: that from sublime to pathetic is only one step away. And in Rome there's a constant shifting between sublime and pathetic.
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Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
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Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.
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Writing this record let me recapture who I am. It is summed up in the title Be Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in your skin and do whatever you need to do for yourself, to heal or to grow.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.
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I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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I used to be more of a wild kid. But I've slowed down.
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I moved out at 18. I always studied classes and trained a lot, you know. I think nowadays is such a different time because there's so many channels promoting the celebrity aspect of things.
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My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.
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Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman a few years ago. He made a very compelling case about how much he wanted me to be in this movie. Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.
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When you've seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.
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Long after the actual event has passed, the brain may keep sending signals to the body to escape a threat that no longer exists.
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Public interest criteria does not mean criteria that the public decides are in its interest. It means that the elite - via various appointed bodies - decide what the public's interest is for them.
