Ian Mckellen Quotes
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Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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For me, it's always been very essential to work on projects that one can work on almost for their entire life.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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My health is fine.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good.
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I think going from doing TV and straight plays to Shakespeare is weird enough because you have this heightened language, and you are telling a story through metric poetry. But I think music is that place beyond poetry.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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When you're putting good stuff into your body, you feel so much better.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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The majority has no right to impose its religion on the rest. That's a tradition as sacred as the Constitution itself to this country.
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In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives.
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The problem is not that public schools do not work well, but rather that they do. The first goal and primary function of schools is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which we normally label state indoctrination.
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I live by the code 'Kill them with kindness, blood everywhere;' for me, it's always about being the nicest kind of guy.
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I'm certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them.
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There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people.
