John Hurt Quotes
'The Naked Civil Servant' was as important for me as 'Easy Rider' was for Jack Nicholson. No question.
Quotes to Explore
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The virtues of the blockchain is that it would be that it's peer-to-peer settlement - no centralized settlement, no manipulation... And most importantly, there's nothing to capture. It's consensus based. It's stateless.
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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Everyone is capable of everything.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
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I was running for mayor of Syracuse - the first woman to run for mayor in our city, or in New York, and one of the first in the United States. I was known for my strong conservation plank. In 1969, the term 'conservation' was hardly on the tip of every citizen's tongue.
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I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.
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Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn't performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.
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I was in Congress for six months, and they put me on blood pressure medication. I flew helicopters in combat and I was fine, and I survived 13 months in recovery in the hospital... I got to Congress, and six months later I'm on blood pressure medication. Fourteen months later, they doubled the dosage!
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Choose to patronise your local farmers; as eaters, you need to demand a different type of food. Appreciate the pigginess of the pig.
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I'm a natural. That's why I make the big bucks.
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Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer. Another is keeping regular working hours.
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It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it.
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'The Naked Civil Servant' was as important for me as 'Easy Rider' was for Jack Nicholson. No question.
