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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Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should think about the world. It can help to manufacture rote obedience or independent activity; it can create high self-confidence or low self-esteem.
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A successful person isn't necessarily better than her less successful peers at solving problems; her pattern-recognition facilities have just learned what problems are worth solving.
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Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?
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Finding the book was like kissing a lightning bolt.
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I learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem.
