Henry James Sumner Maine Quotes
The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the presence of foreigners, under different names, on her soil.
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Most actors can't make any kind of living.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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If people hate me they hate me.
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Every different director has another language - for instance, Hitchcock does not like any bright color ever, unless the story says 'there goes the girl in a red dress.'
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I may be wrong, but the essential illustrative nature of most documentary photography, and the worship of the object per se, in our best nature photography, is not enough to satisfy the man of today, compounded as he is of Christ, Freud, and Marx.
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Close friends consider me a literary snob.
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My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian.
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When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.
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My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.
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Writing changed my life. It has an existential dimension, and that's the same for every writer. Every artist has a moment of awakening, of happening upon an idea that grabs hold of you, regardless of whether you are a painter or a writer.
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Activists and geeks, standing together, are demonstrating powers beyond the reach of government control.
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I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life.
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In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
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As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me.
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If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.
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I think I would like the sort of job where you can work away in obscurity to try and improve things, without being caught up in the political maelstrom.
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Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.
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Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there.
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I hate the word 'rendering,' as it equates to 'pouring concrete' on ideas that demand continuing dialog. 'Trade secrets' imply hoarding of knowledge.
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The sensitive ear of the musician detects a certain musical note in every city which is different from that of another city. He hears in each little brook a new melody, and to him the sound of wind in the treetops of different forests give a varying sound.
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I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.
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I was a loner in high school. I keep to myself, but I love life.
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The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the presence of foreigners, under different names, on her soil.
