Douglas Hurd Quotes
We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war.
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All of a sudden I'm an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn't, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn't fit the mould, somehow.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.
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I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making.
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You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.
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In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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One always tends to overpraise a long book, because one has got through it.
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Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere; and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing; and little children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville- great Casey has struck out.
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I'm a comedian, and I have my share of anxiety and depression; so do most of my friends. My humor tends to lie in the juxtaposition of extreme lightness - I'm a huge musical-theater fan - and extreme darkness. And so I really like playing with those because that's how I feel.
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I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.
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Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.'
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Generally it's not a good idea to wear Banana Republic - type khaki journalist clothes in a war zone. You might look too much like something that's supposed to be shot, such as a journalist.
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We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war.
