John Hurt Quotes
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day.
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Multinationals are more sensitive to public pressure because they have bigger brand names, and they have made commitments to be environmentally sensitive. Chinese firms are not used to this kind of pressure yet.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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When people are frightened about going hungry and paying their mortgages, a scarcity model begins to prevail; they fear someone else will get their piece of the pie.
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Oh, I like going down the rabbit hole. You know, that's kind of my job. When you play Macbeth, you gotta dive down that one. The trick is figuring out how to do it with love and a sense of humor so you can pop back out again. But, kind of the actor's job is to go down the rabbit hole.
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We must embrace the fact that if we don't commit to thinking and living differently than most people now, we are setting ourselves up to endure a life of mediocrity, struggle, failure and regret-just like most people.
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As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved health and well-being, renewable resources, reliable food supply, and relief to the environment.
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I think fame makes people a bit nervous.
