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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I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.
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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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One day I realized that I really needed to stop losing myself in my work and in my addictions. What happens is you just wake up one morning and feel absolutely dead. You can't even drag your soul back into your body. You feel you have negated everything that is wonderful about life. When you have fallen that far, it feels like a miracle when you regain your love of life. That's when you can begin really looking for a relationship. When you can appreciate the whole concept of giving to someone, not just taking.
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But if it matters to you, you'll be able to choose Gryffindor over Slytherin. The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account." "Really?" "It did for me," said Harry. He had never told any of his children that before, and he saw the wonder in Albus's face when he said it.
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I was never a big fan of horror. I got into it making these films, but I don't ever see myself doing slasher movies. The kind of horror film I like is 'The Shining.' I don't really like slashers, but I love thrillers with tension.
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In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies.
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You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving.
