Martin Clunes Quotes
I think people need entertaining, and they like being entertained. That's all I do. I don't do anything important; I just work in entertainment.
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While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.
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I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
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I just felt that you can't have a character fall in love so madly as they did in the last movie and not finish it off, understand it, get some closure. That's why the movie is called 'Quantum of Solace' - that's exactly what he's looking for.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will be very interesting to see the public's reaction. But i think when we'll play the very first new piece, we will be scared.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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I had a lousy marriage and I drank too much.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.
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A successful argument for a government manufacturing policy has to go beyond the feeling that it's better to produce 'real things' than services. American consumers value health care and haircuts as much as washing machines and hair dryers.
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
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I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
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I was a fan of the Marx Brothers. One of them had this character where he pretended not to be able to talk, but then he wrote this autobiography called 'Harpo Speaks!' He wrote about how he quit school at nine years old to become a professional.
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I think people need entertaining, and they like being entertained. That's all I do. I don't do anything important; I just work in entertainment.
