Ian Hamilton Finlay Quotes
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I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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I would enjoy flying to Mars. This was the dream of the first cosmonauts. I wish I could realize it! I am ready to fly without coming back.
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I find that communication as an actor and person is an important part of who I am. And I'm really drawn into the psychology of those dynamics.
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I am constantly accused of being 'First World.' So what should I do? I can't apologise for my environment, upbringing, aesthetic.
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I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.
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I am the way I am. If you like me because I'm glamorous, so be it. If you like me, because I speak well or I have a brain and opinion, so be it.
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The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of.
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Scientology is the study of knowingness. It increases one's knowingness, but if a man were totally aware of what was going on around him, he would find it relatively simple to handle any outnesses in that.
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We own a shopping center in Temecula that is occupied and making money. In Florida, I am doing a 500-home subdivision just north of Eglin Air Force Base.
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Am I old-fashioned? I think I might be. I am a lucky woman, because I was born with a priceless gift... the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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The rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet kids seems very modern to me. Juliet is a free spirit, full of untapped love and passion. I think a lot of girls can relate to her. And it's very relevant in terms of kids defying their parents.
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'Frozen' definitely isn't about a man, but about the relationship between two sisters. At different times in our lives we find ourselves either more connected to or disconnected from the people in our family, and I think audiences will really be able to relate to that.
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Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet.
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Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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I dig Steve Harvey: he's the suit man. I be checking him out.
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I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.
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It is true that race is a social fiction, a myth perpetuated by a variety of peoples throughout the modern period, especially, to further their own gains at the expense of others.
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We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens.
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Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
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His eyes measured the little chamber. How two people could survive in so small a space was as difficult to grasp as the conventions in contract bridge. Perhaps there was some simple key that would solve the problem, and he would have the subject of another book.
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I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one.
