Mark Steyn Quotes
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is an exquisite act of condescension from Norwegians, a dog biscuit and a pat on the head to the American hyperpower for agreeing to spay itself into a hyperpoodle.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly.
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You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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Indy, I have lots of great memories from there, and probably the part of me that doesn't feel quite as longing for it is that there is still a chance that I could do it again. It's not gone.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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Science is defined in various ways, but today it is generally restricted to something which is experimental, which is repeatable, which can be predicted, and which is falsifiable.
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I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.
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I think there needs to be a way to allow people to become educated if they've paid taxes, they've been here a long time. And I think, actually, we need to think about young people are not making the decision on whether to come here.
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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
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I'd like mostly stuff for design, because I like to design clothing.
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Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.
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I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.
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Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame.
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Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.
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I never pigeonhole myself into any religion, but I feel it has found me. I am trying to make sense of it... the essence of the Mathangi concept.
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We don't always know exactly what we're doing as parents. Children don't come with instruction manuals, as the saying goes. So it's important to me that I always question the choices I'm making as a father, to really stay alert and open to the balance between being too hard or too soft.
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If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness?
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A policeman's lot is not a happy one
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One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible.
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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is an exquisite act of condescension from Norwegians, a dog biscuit and a pat on the head to the American hyperpower for agreeing to spay itself into a hyperpoodle.
