Geoff Mulgan Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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We all want to be the sexy girl.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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It's going to take a certain man for me to ever get involved with, because he'll have to realize I don't have two children, I have three. Tommy is always going to always be a part of my life.
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Too much youth, hunger, mission, and talent.
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I definitely have a little attraction to bad guys, but they have to be sweethearts underneath. After all, I like to be treated well.
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I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
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I do eat what I want. I love meat - I'm Cuban: I grew up eating meat, platanos, and arroz con pollo. I don't believe in starving yourself, but sometimes I do cleanses and diets to prepare for a role. I choose a lot of greens, proteins, and fats, and I like to be really active.
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I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens.
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One of the great lessons I learned about historical fiction from writing 'Loving Frank' is that you don't try to disguise what people did; my approach was to try to understand the characters and why they did what they did.
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Perhaps the best reason to consider the hard sciences is that, well, one study suggests science, engineering, medicine, and dentistry graduates live longer than arts graduates (or law grads). So whatever money you make you can keep a bit longer.
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Ut quod ali cibus est aliis fuat acre venenum.
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Cultural anthropology is not valuable because it uncovers the archaic in the psychological sense. It is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering the normal.
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The danger of disturbing the public tranquillity by interesting too strongly the public passions, is a still more serious objection against a frequent reference of constitutional questions to the decision of the whole society.
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It was a nice change of pace to come to work, put on a nice suit and stay clean all day.
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I love comedians that dive into politics. I personally don't feel comfortable, with my background, weighing in unless I have a take that I think is funny enough that I would put it in front of an audience.
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When I'm sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself.
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I finished my university, was part of NSD, and did full length plays on stages.
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I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.
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My first marriage ended after 24 years.
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I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.
