Jeremy Irons Quotes
I do this work, but I am uncomfortable in situations where you're hyped into something you're not. Just because you're in a long limo doesn't mean anything.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population. This is the situation as well in Iraq and other countries.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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I am a just man.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
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In 1991, few North Koreans had ever used a telephone. You had to go to a post office to make a phone call.
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Fans can never accuse R. Kelly of doing the same thing; I keep mixing it up.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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There are quite a few disgruntled Greenpeacers who are opposed to its policy of non-cooperation.
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I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil.
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My daughter said, 'I don't think granddad really suits you.'
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When I was a child, I had posters of James Dean in my room. I was a big admirer of his work and was fascinated by him living on the edge. Looking back, my life was kind of the same.
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When Bill Clinton chose Al Gore in 1992 - from the same generational, ideological, and geographical background as his - it underscored his campaign's central argument that this was a clash between the past and the future, that 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' was indeed the campaign's anthem.
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I do this work, but I am uncomfortable in situations where you're hyped into something you're not. Just because you're in a long limo doesn't mean anything.
