Ian Mckellen Quotes
Every time you work is a challenge. There's a constant worry about it, and it's a side of acting I don't like.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books.
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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
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I love cycling.
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
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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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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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Thou shalt free thyself from convention, from everyday morality.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I try to do things I love or care about for some reason.
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Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split one boulder.
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As a business owner, what's the sense in having droves of followers and connections if you aren't able to turn them into paying customers?
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I've ended up as a filmmaker who really loves the movie part of movies. That time in my life was a big influence on the kind of movies that I ended up making. I always think I'm going to make a movie that's gritty and real, but then I make a movie that's like an opera. I fight it at first and then that's just the way it is.
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I love the process of working on a play. I love rehearsal so much. New York can be so tough, but the community in the theater is so warm and glorious.
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You know, I'm not a huge fan of the concept of 'passion' when it comes to careers. Instead of trying to answer the daunting question of 'What's your passion?' it's better simply to watch what you do when you've got time of your own and nobody's looking.
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Every time you work is a challenge. There's a constant worry about it, and it's a side of acting I don't like.
