Ian Hislop Quotes
I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
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It's for scientists to lay out the data and lay out what they think, and then it's for the public to make up its own mind. We don't live in a priesthood where some small group imposes its views on other people - that's not the way that science works, and it's not the way a democratic society should work.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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I like everything perfect. Everything has to be neat. My sister is 5, and she's more messy than I am. I make my bed every morning, everything's perfect. My shoes are all arranged. It's sad. I'm a little like Ray, a little bit.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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Whatever they did for democracy, the U.S. interventions in the Middle East and the vaunted Arab Spring have proved to be pure hell for Arab Christians.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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One of the ways the North Korea regime has kept power is by keeping its people ignorant of the living standards in the outside world. That's the underlying lie that supports the regime - not that their country is 'normal' but that they are better off.
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There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.
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Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
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Perfect is very boring, and if you happen to have a different look, that's a celebration of human nature, I think. If we were all symmetrical and perfect, life would be very dull.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
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Patients know in a heartbeat if they're getting a clumsy exam.
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I was treated much better in Africa than I was treated in America. And you see, often I get letters like this: "Go back to Africa."
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For me, it has an extra value to be able to beat the Williams sisters in the finals, because they are just so good. For me, it's proof of being literally the best player in the tournament.
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Everyone desires to laugh sometimes, and I want to make that available.
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You're progressing on something and that's what it's all about. You wanna keep moving, having a progress in your life.
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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
