Ian Mckellen Quotes
I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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We take the show very seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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I was very good in all the maths and sciences.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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I like being unconventional.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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People like music when they're in love, but they don't need it as much. You need music when you're missing someone or you're pining for someone or you're forgetting someone or you're trying to process what just happened.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.
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I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.
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Single motherhood is an amazing thing; it's a blessing.
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Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is elitist to think that a trained movement is more acceptable than untrained and possibly unrehearsed movements.
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You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.
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I'm not a writer. I marvel at writing. I am sometimes absolutely astounded when I read something and I think how in the world did that man or that woman sit down at a typewriter, a computer or a pen and an ink well, and seemingly have nothing come between their heart and that pen.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
