John Hope Quotes
We have sat on the river bank and caught catfish with pin hooks. The time has come to harpoon a whale.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that I don't think a man ever looks better than when he's in a suit. So I'm wearing them increasingly, not in my personal life, but in my professional life, and I'm really enjoying it.
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When I graduated, I was director of my school's sketch comedy group, and I knew that I wanted to be writing and performing my own sketch comedy. It kind of made me want to do my own one-person sketch group.
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I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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Stay away from the sun and remember the skin on a woman's neck, hands and face is sensitive and ages easily, so apply a high SPF sunscreen on those areas.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there's The Simpsons, and then there's everything else.
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I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.
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Were the Inhabitants of Italy charming as their Country, all other Regions would be depopulated I think.
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For years I've wanted to find some guys that I could work with, because I realized a long time ago that I can do a lot of things other than Aerosmith.
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The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
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We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.
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We have sat on the river bank and caught catfish with pin hooks. The time has come to harpoon a whale.
