Simon Toyne Quotes
I hate it when characters know things but only reveal them when it's convenient to the story. I'd never do that. That's cheating.
Quotes to Explore
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I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
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To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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To expect for me to be one-way every time you see me is to expect me to be a one-dimensional man, which I've never been. I've always applauded my efforts to be diverse and multi-faceted.
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The left-brainer and the economist in me says watch what people do, not what they say.
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I never envisioned when I was reading that comic as a 17-year-old that I would have the opportunity to actually play the character.
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You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel.
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Cricket is my life. Before the cancer, I was happy-go-lucky. I used to think about my career and worry about the future. But post it, my thinking has completely changed. I'm happy to eat and breathe normally. I'm happy to have my life back.
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I already am a product.
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Commercial hit films such as 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan,' 'Talaash,' and 'Kick' had big superstars to sell them; that may not have been the case if it were just me.
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In 1994, when I came to PepsiCo, there were really three businesses. They were soft drinks, which included both bottling and the concentrate company. There were salted snacks - Frito Lay. And restaurants where we had, we all talk of them, Pizza Hut, KFC and a whole bunch of casual dining chains.
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It's important to have people around you with enough confidence to say if you are not acting in a good way. Normally, when you are at the top, people say everything is fantastic. Probably in that moment it is what you want to hear, but it's best to be reminded how to act properly.
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Hollywood always represents this big dream and fairy tale in people's minds, but to me, it's just hard work. Of course, we play fairy tale on the red carpet. It's all Cinderella. But when the clock strikes midnight, I turn into a gray mouse and I go home, and I take my dress off and it's over. That's Hollywood.
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We've carried that over into the visual development as well. We've designed quite an exotic cast of characters, but the last thing we want is to dictate to the players how their PCs should look. What we want to do is inspire.
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Grease is the only cure for a hangover.
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I felt disconnected from the decisions made in Washington and, to be honest, really didn't think my vote mattered because I didn't have a direct line of sight from my vote to a result.
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I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.
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Markets are, in the end, man-made devices for utilitarian purposes, not a force of nature that we should not try to resist. If they end up serving the interests of only a tiny minority, as is increasingly the case, we have the right - and indeed the duty - to regulate them in the interest of greater social good.
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I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.
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Acknowledgment of torture is not accountability for it.
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If a magician makes a mistake, it's sometimes forgiven by the audience. If a gambling cheat makes a mistake, they will almost certainly lose their lives - and probably in a horrible manner.
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I hate it when characters know things but only reveal them when it's convenient to the story. I'd never do that. That's cheating.
