Stephen Fry Quotes
When you've seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.
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Directors only have instinct to work out of, because there is no formula. Formulas don't work. Actually, if you follow a formula, you will probably end up with a bad movie.
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It's critical to simplify and run the business in such a way that resources are released to invest in your main business.
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Don't hide behind the Constitution or the Bible. If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, 'I am a homophobe!'
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Malcolm X was the national spokesperson of the N.O.I., and he wasn't represented in their own newspaper for over a year.
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Compassion should be unbiased and based on the recognition that others have the right to happiness, just like you.
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But still try, for who knows what is possible?
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The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms.
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Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.
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Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion.
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There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.
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The rattle is a toy suited to the infant mind, and education is a rattle or toy for children of larger growth.
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We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.
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The best thing about skiing backwards is you can see where you've been.
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It's maybe every third person now (who calls out 'Norm!' when they see me). It used to be every other person. It's faded a bit, but not too much. They're always going to remember me that way. I decided a long time ago that if I'm going to let this make me crazy, I'm going to be certifiable, so I just roll with it.
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The historical approach to understanding of scientific fact is what differentiates the scholar in science from the mere experimenter.
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When you've seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.
