John Gay Quotes
Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.
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I've never been a partier.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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Though politics is by nature divisive, surely we all can agree that foster children need stability, safety, education, opportunity - and love.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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I'm an all-or-nothing person.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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My people. I have given them a sense of individuality, integrity. I have not made them slaves of any god or any religion. Nor of any holy book or any priest. I have certainly not replaced their god. They are all a part of what I call my traveling circus.
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Publicity's a cancer. It eats out a man - till there's nothing but a shell left.
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There is no original truth, only original error.
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There's no such thing as life without bloodshed. I think the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.
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The hardest thing is to write about people. First and foremost, you have to encounter their humanity. That is the only way you can make them live as characters on the page.
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Unless you have a real passion for making movies, then don't bother. I had to carry energy and light into every meeting, only to be told, 'We don't want you.' I couldn't take it personally. You just have to wait, and live for those moments when the casting director likes you.
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Some people probably think of the Resurrection as a desperate last moment expedient to save the Hero from a situation which had got out of the Author's control.
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Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.
