Ian Hislop Quotes
You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving.
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Be candid with everyone.
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People still don't appreciate how ephemeral success is.
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In Europe and Sweden, we see boobs on TV, and it's not a big deal. Everyone has them; everyone has seen them.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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Everyone at a party is uncomfortable. Knowing that makes me more comfortable.
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When you are allowed to study different disciplines, you redefine your idea of success. You learn to appreciate multiple disciplines simultaneously and you learn that there is no one formula to anything.
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Think of Bitcoin as a bank account in the cloud, and it's completely decentralized: not the Swiss government, not the American government. It's all the participants in the network enforcing.
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The cry of equality pulls everyone down.
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Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why.
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People often ask me why I don't take up more heroine-oriented roles. My question is, 'Where are these roles?' I really appreciate actresses who sign only films with meaty roles. However, there aren't too many of them. The industry is simply male-dominated.
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I wish people would be a bit more aware of how their actions affect everyone around them.
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Quality is everyone's responsibility.
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My favorite TV show is probably 'Glee.' I'm a Gleek, like everyone else!
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I cultivated this fan base that I really didn't really understand or appreciate until I put my first headlining tour up for sale. 500- to 1,000-capacity rooms weren't an underplay for me at the time. I'd never done a tour before!
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Who is that person that comes around and says, 'You are OK, you are worthy, you are special?' That makes all the difference in the world for many of us. Those are the people we appreciate the most.
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When you're no longer ill, and everyone's gotten over the fact that you've had cancer, that core of steel doesn't go away, and then I had to find other channels for it.
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I don't care who you are or what you have gone through - everyone has something they are fighting for.
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The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.
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I don't want to have to get the lesson of losing [things like health and moving about freely] to appreciate what it was.
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Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child.
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Self-creation is the highest art.
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What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.
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I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.
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You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving.
