Stephen Spender (Sir Stephen Harold Spender) Quotes
I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
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They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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Pride the first peer and president of hell.
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Kevin Bacon and I went up for the same stuff, and people would say, 'You and Kevin have the same quality.' I was like, 'I do?' I remember seeing 'Footloose' and thinking, 'How do I have any kind of quality that that guy does?'
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I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.
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And then the really awful thing is that at the end of the day after crying and experiencing things, then you look at what you've written and you're like, 'Hmm, there's half a page that's good here.' Then you throw out everything else.
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What I wish more than anything is that I could start getting press about my work as an actor. That is what I do. I'm not a criminal.
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In a nursery, if you don't take care of those plants, your profits get lost real quickly. You have to weed. You have to water. You have to nurture. Also, you have to take care of your employees in such a way that they do the same.
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I hated the fact that I had to read 'Moby-Dick' as a senior in high school.
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A lot of times you have to dip into the independent world to find the really great projects and the really great scripts. They're out there - you just have to search hard.
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Nothing comes without hard work. I've been taught that by many people growing up.
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Nothing is ever what you want it to be. The harder you grab for it, the more deeply it cuts. And it mocks you for being foolish enough to reach for it at all. You come to fear touching anything at all, because you know that if you do, it will become terrible.
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Helping women achieve higher pay is a core goal of this book.
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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
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I was imprisoned in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, when Egypt's state security was rounding people up in unprecedented numbers.
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There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
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Life is a long lesson in humility.
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There was a time when I believed that you belonged to me but now I know your heart is shackled to a memory The more I learn to care for you, the more we drift apart Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold cold heart.
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Sometimes miracles happen. We have to be confident. We're convinced we can do something really exceptional.
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I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.
