Anthony Clifford Grayling (A.C. Grayling) Quotes
A human lifespan is less than a thousand months long. You need to make some time to think how to live it.
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Life is not easy for anyone. You have to have ups and downs. You can make mistakes. You learn and try not to make them again. That's pretty much my principle.
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My life has never been wonderful. Maybe when I was a child, but not after age 15.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?'
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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Having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny, and that was something I learned from when I was 2, 3, 5 years old.
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You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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Until 'Moonlight,' I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen. But I wanted the characters to be free of 'groundbreaking' or 'never before.' We were ascribed those things. They weren't the point.
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Every band always tells you to raise your middle finger.
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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I was always interested in creative writing growing up. From junior high on, I was writing short stories. I also grew up watching movies. My father would take me to everything. Most weeks, I could open the paper having seen every movie listed.
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Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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A human lifespan is less than a thousand months long. You need to make some time to think how to live it.
