Ephraim Mirvis Quotes
Words make a world of difference. Over time, they become charged with inference and allusion and, deployed effectively, they have the power to change the very fabric of our civilisation.
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Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.
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I am a very selfish person.
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The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
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Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out scenes. That's my party trick.
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When you listen to my music, you hear that there are all these voices going on in different parts of the song. That's because I was always around so many voices in church.
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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I have a friend that has five kids and she went through a trial separation with her husband, and she didn't have time to be upset. Every now and then, she'd call me on the cell phone and just cry.
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If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.
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People do look at it as an insult that I say I don't listen to country music, which cracks me up.
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When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
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One thing, parents: you need to realize is you've got to stop letting artists raise your kids. You're the parent. Why don't you monitor what your child wears? Ariana Grande didn't sign on to be a role model.
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'Cover Me.' 'Take Time To Know Her.' 'Warm and Tender Love.' 'Out Of Left Field.' 'Dark End Of The Street.' 'Tears Me Up.' 'My Special Prayer.' All points back to one song. 'When A Man Loves A Woman.' The Grand-daddy to all of my songs. The boss of all of my songs. I have great respect for that song. Always will.
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I'm 27, and I have no idea what I am doing half the time. I am just trying the best I can, and I think that speaks to a lot of other women out there.
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A riot is the language of the unheard.
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An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
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Words make a world of difference. Over time, they become charged with inference and allusion and, deployed effectively, they have the power to change the very fabric of our civilisation.
