Johnny Flynn Quotes
We had no money, my dad was out of work a lot, and we never owned a house. It was very hand-to-mouth.
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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I am big believer that increase the size of the cake is as at least as important as distribution of the cake. To increase the size of the cake, you need to focus on progress.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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No one can make the most of himself until he looks upon his life as a magnificent possibility, the materials for a great masterpiece, to mar or spoil which would be a great tragedy.
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I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.
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I have a great office.
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I think there's space in the market for a half-dozen kind of polling analysts.
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I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.
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I'm a very simple man. You've got to have, like, a computer nowadays to turn the TV on and off... and the nightmare continues.
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I've always had an addictive nature.
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Boyfriends? Psh, like I've got time for that!
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What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.
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No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
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I was in Cuba in the winter of 1937. I was playing in Cuba, and I'm in the shower, and I slipped and caught myself with my right arm. I felt something pull right then. Then, in '38, when I came back, my arm was messed up.
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I'd been in so many villages. I'd be like, 'Up against the wall, and shut the hell up!' So I'm like, why would these people be kind to me?
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We had no money, my dad was out of work a lot, and we never owned a house. It was very hand-to-mouth.
