Ian Mckellen Quotes
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We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements because, in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions.
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Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.
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God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.
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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
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When tulip mania dies down, all that remains are pretty flowers. When bubbles burst, nothing is left but soapy residue. But the Internet revolution, for all its speculative excesses, really is changing the world.
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Change will not come from above, it will come from below, from the small and medium size businesspeople. They do dare to show their faces. They applaud us and help us financially.
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It's very scary to me that people actually think we should just follow our leaders. If we can't learn from our history, we're nowhere.
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The great thing about 'The Office' and it being single-camera and the documentary style is that it's mostly a comedy, but 10 percent of it is, we get to show the existential angst that exists in the American workplace.
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If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.
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I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.
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Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
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I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
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The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
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I was born and raised in Essex, just outside London, to a financially comfortable, well-educated Pakistani family.
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I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
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We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.
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When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.
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Think of social media as the Internet. I can't think of anyone betting against the Internet in 2012.
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The Prophet (saw) said, Those who are nearest to Allah are they who are first to give a salutation (salams).
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I think I'm a very intuitive actress.
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I've always been very tied to language.
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Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
