Geoff Mulgan Quotes
Huge sums are invested globally in medical research and development - and with good reason.
Quotes to Explore
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
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Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.
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When I wrote my eighth thriller, 'Inside Out,' in 2009, the villains were a group of CIA and other government officials who colluded to destroy a series of tapes depicting Americans torturing war-on-terror prisoners.
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The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.
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When you have an iPad and 75 books on it, it's so easy to go, 'I'm bored, I'm just going to read something else.'
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In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'
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When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.
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Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.
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If you don't get a good night's sleep, the events of the day are not properly encoded in memory.
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If you're in the White House, it's your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want.
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I guess I got lucky with my sound.
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Huge sums are invested globally in medical research and development - and with good reason.
