Stephen Fry Quotes
All the big words -virtue, justice, truth, ...- are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness
Quotes to Explore
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I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from the Peter Sellers school of trying to prepare for the character.
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I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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Only through loving and supporting one another, even in the face of unbearable pain and suffering, will this cycle of violence end.
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The Obama administration has been weak and inconsistent in enforcing immigration laws.
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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Everybody wants to defeat the defending champs.
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My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for Asian actors and actresses.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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A lot of money eliminates a category of worry. If your car breaks down, you're still going to get through the day. But it doesn't make you a happy person if you weren't a happy person before.
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
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My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.
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I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to be a feature of my life generally.
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I just think everything we do has an unintended consequence. We take out Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Iraq was the check against Iran.
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Art is ..the mysterious expression of the mysterious..
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All children are manipulators.
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I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we should know them. Then, though we are conscious of having faults as glaring as theirs, we can believe that that is no hindrance to our achieving also something of their virtues.
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There are a lot of people holding on to the old Jessie J - whatever that means - but I think there's a lot more people realizing what I'm about. I think people like it.
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Both Bibi and Obama realize that they are going to have to face the problem of Iran together.
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I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.
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Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.
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I like how Mother Teresa put it: "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile." If you approach life this way, always looking for ways to build instead of to tear down, you'll be amazed at how much happiness you can give to others and find for yourself
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All the big words -virtue, justice, truth, ...- are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness
