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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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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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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Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.
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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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The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works.
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The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules were created to achieve this first one.
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Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.
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Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It's the nature of the business.
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I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could make me feel so good.
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I thought his performance was absolutely wonderful and had said so, but he seemed, as actors quite often are when they first see something, to be disappointed. I think he expected more from the film and himself.
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Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.
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The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes.
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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.
