Martin Jacques Quotes
The move towards neoliberalism in Britain was intimately bound up with the embrace of the U.S. as the country to be aped and copied.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
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What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.
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I think I need security.
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Honestly, I find the analysis of dreams is one of the dullest things. I say this as a therapist kid. I find them deeply uninteresting, as a window to the soul.
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The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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I was made fun of a lot in middle school. When I was in seventh grade, the popular kids paid the most popular guy to ask me out.
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As Americans after 9/11, we're much more united, together as a nation, and we got stronger, better, and more at peace. By peace, I mean the harmony you can feel in our united determination to fight these terrorists and killers.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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For some reason, I spent my early thirties reading as much postwar Hungarian fiction as I could get my hands on.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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I think Dutch people are very sober. I don't know if it's the right word. Like, you have the most famous person walk by some Dutch people, and they're like, 'Oh, hello.' And they maybe take a photo, but most of the time, they'll respect you and leave you alone. And if you go to some other countries they will literally mob you, go crazy.
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I would say it's human nature to be ignorant and go straight to war, but 'Sense8' tries to illuminate the positive side of humanity.
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Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can’t touch and see.
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I saved up my pocket money when I was about five or six years old. I just wanted to buy a CD, and at that age, I didn't care about what it was, and I ended up buying 'The Teletubbies Say 'Eh-Oh!'' I started off strong.
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The move towards neoliberalism in Britain was intimately bound up with the embrace of the U.S. as the country to be aped and copied.
