Martin McGuinness Quotes
Obviously, Ian Paisley and I were regarded as very bitter opponents. When we decided in March 2007 to govern together, both of us understood that we weren't going to change our views but that we had to work with one another if we were to end the conflict and move forward.
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I never pursued being 'famous.'
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I want to see more Asians on TV. I want to see more faces like mine on TV.
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In the last four years, I heard the same thing over and over again from people: 'We've had enough,' 'Our country is drifting,' 'We've lost our way.'
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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This election could come down to just a handful of votes. It could come down to just one vote.
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'Marco Polo' had some negative reactions in the press. Viewers have loved it, and the volume of viewing has been phenomenal.
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No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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The truth about filmmaking is you have all these ideas and you're trying to convince everybody that they should buy into this idea, but at two o'clock in the morning when you're all on your own you're going, 'Geez, I hope I know what I'm doing. I hope this idea is gonna work.'
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I think that there is incredible prejudice about witches while there is no prejudice about wizards. Words are very important, and I'm really into destroying myths.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do.
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Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.
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I really realize the more movies I do just how important - it's so cliche when people say it, because everybody says it nowadays - but it's so important to keep it grounded. I totally understand what that means.
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Pop is the most competitive form of music there is. You are always fighting to be adopted and accepted by the masses, and it's always shifting.
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Obviously, Ian Paisley and I were regarded as very bitter opponents. When we decided in March 2007 to govern together, both of us understood that we weren't going to change our views but that we had to work with one another if we were to end the conflict and move forward.
