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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The world is a raving idiot, and no man can kill it: though I’ll do my best. But you’re right. We must rescue ourselves as best we can.
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To my mind, what we ought to have maintained from the beginning was the strictest neutrality. If we had done this, I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time.
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If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience.
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Love stories are probably all I've ever been able to write or want to write.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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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.
