R. S. Thomas Quotes
The old men ask for more time; the young waste it. And the philosopher simply smiles, knowing there is none there.
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I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
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If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.
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There was a time when I was practicing law in New York and I wanted to find something else to do. So I ended up leaving the practice of law to pursue my art and it just happened to be out of Lego bricks.
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I love downtown L.A .and I relish any opportunity to spend time there.
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It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own.
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In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
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Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.
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Hamish and I rarely go to launches or parties any more but prefer to spend our time hanging out together.
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People really do not have time to read all the newspapers in the world and all the sites that we now commonly use on the web. There is no possibility of keeping up.
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It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who has done more over the past 20 to 30 years and who has led it is Professor Sid Watkins.
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I don't put a ton of time into my on-stage style, largely because I'm dumb about clothes. But I have friends who are very smart about clothes, and they teach me things. For the show, I'm mainly concerned with feeling comfortable, being able to jump around and get wild.
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Men tend to be selfish.
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Men are what their mothers made them.
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Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
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The winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination, a time of pain and withdrawal that produces something joyfully inconceivable, like a monarch butterfly masterfully extracting itself from the confines of its cocoon, bursting forth into unexpected glory.
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In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.
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But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time.
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I love to meet the fans. I just get embarrassed with those who weep. I don't know what to do or what to say. It's a very embarrassing situation.
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Hitman does well and it certainly does well enough to survive, but at the same time I don't want to involve the character into the DC Universe even if it meant more sales, to the point where we sort of upset the balance that we have at the moment.
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I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I roll. I love being a curator and a musicologist. People write me letters and thank me for turning them on to Fred McDowell and Sippie Wallace, and that's partly my job this time around.
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It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals.
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Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears and insecurities and struggles. You want to support them and help them as much as you can.
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The old men ask for more time; the young waste it. And the philosopher simply smiles, knowing there is none there.
