Stephen Fry Quotes
One of the most unattractive human traits, and so easy to fall into, is resentment at the sudden shared popularity of a previously private pleasure. Which of us hasn't been annoyed when a band, writer, artist or television series that had been a minority interest of ours has suddenly achieved mainstream popularity? When it was at a cult level we moaned at the philistinism of a world that didn't appreciate it, and now that they do appreciate it we're all resentful and dog-in-the-manger about it.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and that's the way I'd like to convey them myself.
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
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I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and 'The Bone Season' in the evenings.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.
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I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
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Contrary to what professional economists will typically tell you, economics is not a science. All economic theories have underlying political and ethical assumptions, which make it impossible to prove them right or wrong in the way we can with theories in physics or chemistry.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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When I was blonde I was perceived as an innocent and sweet young girl.
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A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.
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Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
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It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.
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I love acting, but I'm not too crazy about money or fame. They don't drive me.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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Immigration is the ultimate entrepreneurship.
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We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light!
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It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
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I want my kids to date; I want them to go out. I just remember great experiences as a kid, you know? Driving your car for the first time, picking up a young lady on a date for the first time. All those were little milestones to some extent.
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They committed murder, it is true; but their situation may have rendered it inevitable.
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We created a whole lot of millionaires to boot. Businesses did just fine. And you know there are plenty of patriotic, successful Americans all across the country -- I meet them every day -- who'd be willing to make this contribution again because they understand there is such a thing as the common good. They understand that we're in this thing together.
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One of the most unattractive human traits, and so easy to fall into, is resentment at the sudden shared popularity of a previously private pleasure. Which of us hasn't been annoyed when a band, writer, artist or television series that had been a minority interest of ours has suddenly achieved mainstream popularity? When it was at a cult level we moaned at the philistinism of a world that didn't appreciate it, and now that they do appreciate it we're all resentful and dog-in-the-manger about it.
