Stephen Fry Quotes
When we understand every single secret of the universe, there will still be left the eternal mystery of the human heart.
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In 2005, I had one more year of college left, and I was taking a summer class in Barbados. I got discovered in the airport on my way back and started modeling at the beginning of my senior year at Bucknell.
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People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
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It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.
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You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah?
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If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.
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I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as sturdy as they look. They're actually somewhat fragile instruments.
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Practice humility at first with man and only then before God. He who despises man, has also no respect for God.
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Love is alike to death, annihilates the senses, My heart it breaks as well, the spirit's drawn from hence
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The general opinion appears to be that it is very funny to make yourself out as fast or as foolish as possible; though even worse than this is the painful orthodoxy of those individuals who claim Shakespeare for their favourite poet, Beethoven for their favourite composer, and Raphael for their favourite painter.
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I've actually had people come up to me and ask me to autograph their guns.
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Even the gods cannot change destiny.
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The hearing test, which involved sitting in a quiet room listening to noises of various pitch played through headphones, confirmed the worst. I had no hearing in my left ear whatsoever.
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The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest.
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After the battle in Pharsalia, when Pompey was fled, one Nonius said they had seven eagles left still, and advised to try what they would do. 'Your advice,' said Cicero, 'were good if we were to fight jackdaws.'
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After studying the Hungarian language for years, I can confidently conclude that had Hungarian been my mother tongue, it would have been more precious. Simply because through this extraordinary, ancient and powerful language it is possible to precisely describe the tiniest differences and the most secretive tremors of emotions.
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When we understand every single secret of the universe, there will still be left the eternal mystery of the human heart.
