Rupert Murdoch (Keith Rupert Murdoch) Quotes
I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother's father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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I don't care about revenues.
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I always had dreams as a kid. I definitely sat at home and watched the Oscars every year and got emotional every year at everyone's speeches.
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In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
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Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn't, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn't see a thing but we finally got it done.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.
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From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.
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For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
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I guess music is very global.
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Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management.
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Rebellion is always going to fascinate, as it's always packaged in a very safe way.
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I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to do.
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There is failure in every industry; there is failure in every step. It's just that we are working in an industry where everything is just out there; that is why it looks so magnified. But failure is a part of life.
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I don't wanna be a rock star. I don't believe in rock stars. If you really examine what goes with being a rock star, I've avoided that really well.
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Anything that I read, I read because I'm interested in it.
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Literature has always been a part of my life. I studied history and literature in college. My mother is a novelist; I grew up around books.
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Since starting up with the band again it’s kind of shaken every cobweb out of my head and got me rattled in a way—probably in a good way. I can’t relax any more. I can’t sit down and watch the television. I’m torn between the world of being a father, a homeowner and a creative artist and a rock ’n’ roll singer.
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My mother had abandoned the family, so grandmother raised me. And she was instrumental in that she taught me that the world is a glorious place. She taught me to embrace humanity. And she'd say there's never an excuse for joy. And to be thankful.
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The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.
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I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother's father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts.
