Martin Freeman Quotes
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Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
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If Youku had adopted YouTube's business model, we just would not be here. We would not exist.
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Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.
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Even if there is peace with all the Arab states, I don't know if the terrorism against us will pass from this world.
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Prioritizing spending and maximizing the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars is absolutely essential. We must draw the line, realigning programs when necessary and also eliminating failed programs.
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Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.
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Kids feel like they have to puff up or shrink. These reclusive qualities begin to develop because you feel that who you are is going to either be accepted or rejected by your family and friends.
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I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.
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It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
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All of us know someone who has been through difficult emotional times, and we know how hard it can be to see a way forward.
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I went to Coachella once, and it was only to go see Leonard Cohen. I got in the car and sat through all the crazy traffic in L.A. to get there - instead of a two hour drive, it takes, like, six hours. Then I watched his set and turned around and left. I just so wanted to see him perform in the desert.
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'Power is always a relative concept.'-the illithid Yharaskrik
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That man has offered me unsolicited advice for six years, all of it bad!
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What government is the best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves. [Ger., Welche Regierung die beste sei? Diejenige die uns lehrt uns selbst zu regieren.]
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I actually think the whole concept of retirement is a bit stupid, so yes, I do want to do something else. There is this strange thing that just because chronologically on a Friday night you have reached a certain age... with all that experience, how can it be that on a Monday morning, you are useless?
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It makes me feel great, knowing my songs are being heard and of service to people.
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I began to wonder - I knew I was an artist or wanted to be one - but I was wondering whether I really was an artist. I was doing such ordinary things that I could feel the difference. Most people would look at those things and say, 'Well, that's nothing. What did you do that for? That's just a wreck of a car or a wreck of a man. That's nothing. That isn't art.' They don't say that anymore.
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I like talky scenes.
