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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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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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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What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?
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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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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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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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The buyer is entitled to a bargain. The seller is entitled to a profit. So there is a fine margin in between where the price is right. I have found this to be true to this day whether dealing in paper hats, winter underwear or hotels.
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To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grownâups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.
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Bond is part of the system. He's an imperialist and a misogynist, and he laughs at killing people, and he sits there slugging martinis. It'll never be the same thing as this, because Bourne is a guy who is against the establishment, who is paranoid and on the run. I just think fundamentally they're just very different things.
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I think 'Miracle's Boys' made more people aware of my work.
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What's important is the tolerance. If people are not beating other people up, or shooting them for being different, then that's progress. Even if the ideas that go through their head are fodder for novelists.
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I think fame makes people a bit nervous.
