Ian Mckellen Quotes
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When people who love the ocean come together, they can achieve extraordinary things.
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The possibilities for creation and insight are endless. We're constantly collecting more data, and it's starting to be very relevant to our lives.
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When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within the hip-hop community.
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Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation, we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea.
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There's nothing so unattractive as vanity... particularly male vanity.
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Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
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Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.
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This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.
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Apart from its famous healing properties, manuka has a strong, woody flavour.
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There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.
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China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower.
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I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way - artistically.
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I think I'm better at live shows than I used to be because I'm way more comfortable with the uncomfortable pauses between songs. Now, rather than trying to talk or do a costume change, I'll use those moments for myself. I listen to what other people are playing, or just rest, or dance, even though I don't know how to.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
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The fact that I have to set things to record seems idiotic. And channel guides - I get home, and I want to watch a Duke basketball game; why do I have to go hunting to find out what channel it's on? Why can't I just say, 'I want to watch Duke basketball.' Or, even better, why doesn't the system know that?
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I'm still a person, a human being, no matter what religion I am.
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Class - or the economic status of individuals - is evident in all societies, some very well stratified by a rigid caste system determined by birth.
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We have a lot of talented people in this Congress, and we can avoid a lot of unintended consequences if we just included them.
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One thing however, Nat did for him. He taught him carpentry. He learned to distinguish between the different kinds of wood, to love them and understand their ways. Realizing that the boy had great skill with his hands Nat gave him a few tools for his own and taught him wood carving.... First the books and then the wood. Each was a milestone for him on the way through.
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If we seek to be loved - if we expect to be loved - this cannot be accomplished; we will be dependent and grasping not genuinely loving.
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But the war on terror as I have repeatedly said in the past, and the Afghan people believe in it, in truth, is that the war on terror is not in the Afghan villages or homes. Its in the sanctuaries, it is in the training grounds, its in the motivation factors and the money that comes to it.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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If you're walking with somebody, you're heading in the same direction, and the spatial dance you're doing is a little more cooperative.
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I learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem.
