Stephen Mangan (Stephen James Mangan) Quotes
I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
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Poaching white fish in moderately hot oil guarantees soft-textured flesh and allows you to prepare a sauce calmly, without the usual panic about overcooking the fish.
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I exercise at home - light cardio and yoga.
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I grew up as a country boy.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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I had a great AP U.S. History teacher in Pittsburgh. We still exchange Christmas cards. She was the first teacher who said I was a good writer - and I'd never heard that before. And so I remember that, and I remember that level of loving the material and really loving writing about it.
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Mark Twain cannot be defined.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.
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'Independents' - the industry term for companies that have more capital and know-how than the typical 'wildcatter' - can grow either by exploring and finding reserves or by buying a company that already has them.
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'Sesame Street's' genius lies in finding gentle ways to talk about hard things - death, divorce, danger - in terms that children understand and accept.
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My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
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I realized that, all along, my theory was right: Make music that you want to hear, and instead of having fans that one day might criticize or abandon you, your fans aren't even fans. They're people with tastes similar to yours. They're friends you haven't met yet.
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We have these old fashioned ideas. For instance, here in America, we talk about democracy - but we don't have a democracy. There are elements of a democracy.
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Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.
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People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.
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My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
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There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do so by ignoring the wishes of the coastal communities that oppose drilling.
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I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store.
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I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
