Walter Bagehot Quotes
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.
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I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.
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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.
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What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
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My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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I think that our civilisation is very much a visual civilisation - television and videos and all this.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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After the first million, money isn't important.
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In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else.
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They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won't be able to be outraged anymore.
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We were a duo on tour, but it was his music and his songs. I was kind of his Vanna White/singing partner/torch-song singer. I was the straight man to his funny man.
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Ken has three kids. I have three kids. The first movie was basically the story of our lives. Every man is kind of a villain until he then has kids. And then, they soften us up.
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
