Simon McBurney Quotes
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Unlike the Marxists, I have no mind block against the U.S.
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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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I work all the time. I never leave home. I mean, I just stay honed in on what's ahead.
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My main thing is I'm going to compete on every play, try to be focused on both ends of the court. That said, I'll always bring my excitement, my swag, to the game.
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The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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I have a wonderful family: My parents are churchgoing, salt-of-the-earth Southern people. They gave me a lot of love and are so unaffected by fame.
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I think the British audience might be more open-minded with some of my imagery and weird choices.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
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We must forget the prewar time, which was totally different. The sooner we adjust ourselves to the new, changed world, to its new, albeit harsh, beauties, the sooner will each individual be able to find his own personal happiness. The distress of Germany will spiritualize and deepen us.
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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
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I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.
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Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
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In any authoritarian society, the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside, he will come after you. This is equally true of Sovietism, of China and of Iran, and in our time it has happened a lot in Islam. The point is that it's worse when the authoritarianism is supported by something supernatural.
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A lot of my travel is at least partly work, visiting schools and libraries, especially in France.
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If we go to the 1940s, Nazi Germany - look, we saw it in Britain. Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.
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Gay marriage acceptance is happening in the blink of an eye.
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Many people love me, many people hate me - there's nobody in between. That's the way I prefer it.
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Physicists now say there is no such thing as time: everything co-exists. Chronology is entirely artificial and essentially determined by emotion. Contiguity suggests layers of things, the past and present somehow coalescing or co-existing.
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I don't judge others. I say if you feel good with what you're doing, let your freak flag fly.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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He who knows Love becomes Love, and he knows All beings are himself, twin-born of Love.
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Most of what we say about ourselves is a wonderful piece of storytelling.
