Mark Walport Quotes
The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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I loved Carl Perkins, Jerry lee Lewis... not only were they personal friends.
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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When you're in prison, and we're left to our own devices, you're stripped of everything, and you really get to see who these people are, the good and the bad.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
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I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
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A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
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True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.
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Frankly, I don't understand the monthly magazines that continue to publish news that is two months old and which has already been reported on ad nauseam online, including on their own websites.
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No. I mean those people really did something for designers I don't think department stores can, could or should do still today. Today the world is different so you have to make it differently. There's TV. There's a lot of things.
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I don't like to look typical.
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I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble.
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I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.
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I would like to be a polyglot.
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I kind of have the most amazing fans ever. They are the most committed, passionate people, and I love them so much.
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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There was a time in the mid-'50s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academics-wise.
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Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we're trying very hard not to use the words 'science fiction,' because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes.
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From a UX standpoint, the toughest battle is how to make a platform that's really open so kids can use it but has sort of hooks and constraints so it's actually driving towards revealing parts of the world through science or through mathematics.
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My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different.
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The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.
