Stephen Fry Quotes
Just as it is the love of money that is the root of all evil, it is the belief in shamefulness that is the root of all misery.
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With freedom comes responsibility, and I can think of no responsibility greater than putting on a U.S military uniform and standing in the gap between an enemy threat and civilian life.
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
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A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
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I think when you see 'Ridiculous Six,' the show speaks for itself in terms of its treatment of American Indians.
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I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference.
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It's a blessing to have fans acknowledging your craft, period.
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If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.
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As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.
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My wife will tell you it's the little things, like driving my boys to school on my days off so she can rest. We're not into PDA, but every time we end a phone conversation, we say 'sarang,' which means love in Korean.
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The struggle to conquer oppression in our country is the weaker for the traditionalist, conservative, and primitive restraints imposed on women by man-dominated structures within our movement, as also because of equally traditionalist attitudes of surrender and submission on the part of women.
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I booked my first series when I was 13. Acting kind of took control because I was just going from part to part at that point.
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As it enters the ear, does it come in like broken glass or does it come in like honey?
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Being married to a footballer is some girls' dream, but it isn't always like that. I work.
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We have been shaken by the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Tamir Rice - shaken, but not sufficiently unsettled. We must contextualize those losses, force our neighbors to become so deeply disturbed by what has occurred that they, too, are inspired to act to change the system.
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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.
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I really like guys who have confidence, but not the cocky over-the-top confidence.
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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Not only were the minds of artists formed by the university; in the same mold were formed those of the art historians, the critics, the curators, and the collectors by whom their work was evaluated. With the rise of Conceptual art, the classroom announced its final triumph over the studio.
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I think living well is the key: trying not to build up regrets for the things we didn't do in our lives; to try to live a regret-free life in which we feel satisfied in what we're doing; and to try to be kind to ourselves and not disappointed in ourselves.
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It is the right of our people to organize to oppose any law and any part of the Constitution with which they are not in sympathy.
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But what did he mean by that?
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With Fountains Of Wayne, I almost always start with lyrics - maybe not the entire lyric, but I almost always need a couplet or something, and then I work from there. With Ivy, it's much more about the atmosphere and the vibe.
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Just as it is the love of money that is the root of all evil, it is the belief in shamefulness that is the root of all misery.
