Mark Walport Quotes
My job is to advise politicians, elected officials, and government ministries of the best way to deal with important issues, both localized, national, and the grand challenges facing humanity.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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I am not sure that you, the younger generations, will like to go to war that we went through. So, we learn as the mistakes are being committed.
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I come from a place where everything about me, even my body language, is saying: I mean you no harm. I smile, I laugh. Basic stuff for most people.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.
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I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.
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One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.
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I have never looked at a child and been so angry that I flipped out.
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I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.
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There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.
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After I made my hit in 'Salome,' Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.
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Stopping to think is fine for characters, but not for their creators. They have to work.
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Intimate scenes on a movie set are just dry, bizarre things; people standing around.
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TV is starting to become such a collective experience again. People are watching it on their own time, rather than being on a schedule. Netflix offers the easy opportunity to watch as much as you can.
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Quantum physics is quite interesting. All these tiny particles are there as much as they're not there. That to me is very, very interesting. And how our thoughts change the outcome of an experiment, I think that's all quite spiritual.
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I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy.
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My father worked in a scientific lab where he designed and built glass instruments. He was regarded as brilliant at his job and once constructed a human brain in glass just to show off his skills.
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I live by a man's code, designed to fit a man's world, yet at the same time I never forget that a woman's first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick.
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My job is to advise politicians, elected officials, and government ministries of the best way to deal with important issues, both localized, national, and the grand challenges facing humanity.
