John Hurt Quotes
Half the stuff I have done which has been successful would never have been made if it had been shown to focus groups.
Quotes to Explore
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It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
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The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.
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I'd been coming to New York for weekends since I was 17, and after 9/11, I started making these trips more frequently, just to make contact with the city.
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I'm not one to get involved with what anyone says about me.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.
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I don't really see myself as an actor.
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The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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There was a space program before there was integrated circuits.
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I learned this a long time ago. If you call a guy into your office and shut the door, if there's media around, it sends up a red flag. I never wanted to embarrass a player.
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Are you willing to give and be poured out until you are used up and exhausted-not seeking to be ministered to, but to minister?
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'Cause maybe you're loveable.Maybe you're my snowflake.And your eyes turn from green to gray.And in the winter I'll hold you in a cold place.And you should never cut your hair,'Cause I love the way you flick it off your shoulder.And you will never knowJust how beautiful you are to me.But maybe I'm just in loveWhen you wake me up.
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I was part of the sort of avant guard tradition of John Cage and music concrete and pushing back the boundaries of avant garde classic pop rhythms. I think everyone brings something completely different to it.
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What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences.
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Half the stuff I have done which has been successful would never have been made if it had been shown to focus groups.
