Jeremy Hardy Quotes
For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as long as one kind of connection does not have primacy over all the others. Heredity, race and nationhood are not the best criteria by which to judge our fellow humans.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep.
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Society becomes how we behave.
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Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
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The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
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I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works.
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On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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I love bayou life.
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You don't fight ideas with bombs.
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There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all of these buttons inside of us; there's a sentimentality.
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I don't know any Beatles songs. My dad never listened to Elvis or Sting or Bowie. Any band name that's on a t-shirt, I probably won't know their music, like AC/DC or whatever. I don't know what that is. As a kid, I would sing along to artists like Tania Maria.
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Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble.
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Even the oil companies don't need an incentive of $4 billion to go out and explore. As my grandpop would say, 'They’re doing just fine, thank you'.
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Governments are run by people. People can be bad.
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It's always bitterly disappointing to people to see how normally one can live.
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For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as long as one kind of connection does not have primacy over all the others. Heredity, race and nationhood are not the best criteria by which to judge our fellow humans.
