Ian Mckellen Quotes
When you grumble about a taxi being dirty, people your own age will absolutely agree with you, whereas younger people say, 'You should be so lucky to have a taxi - I walk to work!' So I have lots of young friends, who fortunately don't treat me as a guru, a person that knows all the answers.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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I do believe that the coal industry sees the cultural shift toward cleaner energy and global warming solutions as a threat to their interests.
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It is a remarkably easy thing to do, pointing out the faults of others and suggesting remedies or courses of action in an argumentative and pedantic sort of way, and I am still amazed that there are many people in the American media who are paid very big money to do this.
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Movies are really hard to make. You put a lot of work into them, and you want people to see them.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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Every economic opinion is associated with a set of assumptions.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even 'through the valley of the shadow of death.'
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I love playing with makeup. Makeup has become a thing where it's an art form. It's not a thing where you use it because you need to feel beautiful or because you don't like the way you look.
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I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.
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I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all.
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I am primarily, absolutely a Caribbean writer.
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Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent.
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When you grumble about a taxi being dirty, people your own age will absolutely agree with you, whereas younger people say, 'You should be so lucky to have a taxi - I walk to work!' So I have lots of young friends, who fortunately don't treat me as a guru, a person that knows all the answers.
