Paul Keating Quotes
Nobody wants to have in their CV in the upper echelons of the American economic family that they nationalised major banks.
Quotes to Explore
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.
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We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
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When you are a photographer, you work all the time, because your eye is the first camera.
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No one is India.
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I don't think I've ever not had a dark side. But one of the wonderful reasons why you go into this business is that half your life you live in a fantasy, which is somebody else's life. It's actually a great release because you're not having to deal with the itty-bitty bits of life.
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An artist's job is simply to take the mirror in front of your face and hold it there. It's not to give you any answers. It is simply to take that mirror and point it at you.
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This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to be bastions of moral integrity, perfect people, saints. And on the other hand, we want them to be effective leaders.
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I thought if my son was now eighteen years old and he was tempted to join the fight and take the burden of protecting his family - because it's always tempting especially for young men - what would I do as a mother to stop him?
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I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.
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I'm absolutely convinced that the very small global warming we are experiencing is the result of natural causes. It's a cyclical phenomenon in the history of the Earth. The role of man is very small, almost negligible.
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I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing.
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I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.
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My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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If I can just be thought of as Omari Hardwick who had a really, really solid career, and whose work is appreciated in its own right, I think that would be a great legacy to leave behind.
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In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices.
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Nobody wants to have in their CV in the upper echelons of the American economic family that they nationalised major banks.
