Stephen Fry Quotes
I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.
Quotes to Explore
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
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Nobody has said to men, 'It is OK if you want to be a full-time dad; find a woman who will support you.'
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I think that in Mexico, we must change some practices that were built during the 72 years of predominance in Mexico. Former presidents would just hide away, run away or disappear. And I think it's key in a democracy that presidents face people, see eye to eye to citizens and work to keep on contributing to the - to Mexico.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out.
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Culture is about the mindset of people, and we are very happy to have a strong combined mindset of people.
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Individuals can stand up against genocide in Darfur and Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.
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You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.
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We set up a small bitcoin and ethereum mining operation... that miraculously now is actually making a lot of money.
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When I don't know what to wear, I wear black lace.
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Predating the Internet and predating videos, you had an active imagination. You would hear sounds and then get mental pictures of what these sounds felt like to you. It engaged you and made you more invested in it. It made you want to get tickets to the show, buy the album, put the poster on the wall. Now it's sensory overload.
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A person's portrayal on TV isn't always how someone is.
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My parents were wonderful Christians. They were religious, but they were not fanatical in any way. I was the one who took it to the extreme. I was told in Sunday school that you had to accept Jesus into your heart if you didn't want to go to hell. So of course I did that a thousand times. But the catch was you had to mean it with all of your heart.
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Script for an actor is like a bible. You carry it with you, you read it over and over, you go to your passages.
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I want you to be able to go to Aquazzura and find a shoe for every occasion, whether that's a red carpet ball or picking up your kids from school.
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Yearly data put the rest of the noise into perspective. Most of the weekly or monthly random up-and-down movements get smoothed out. Ultimately, this is where long-term investors should be focused.
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Every state that addresses climate change emboldens the others, just as shifting public attitudes embolden politicians and, arguably, the court system.
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First one beam, then another, then A thousand are radiant in the sky. Each is both star and orb; and day Is the riches of their atmosphere.
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On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security.
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All the writers and producers around us that gave us the environment where we could play. They were able to provide us with a place where we could take chances to play with things, go against the grain and do things that people don't always do.
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Instead we need schools and colleges that are sensitive to the needs of young people and not the priorities of politicians and educationalists.
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Go to a graduation party, put out a fish bowl, and you have a gold record.
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I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.
