Hugh Lofting Quotes
If I had my way... there wouldn't be a single lion or tiger in captivity anywhere in the world. They never take to it. They're never happy. They never settle down... You can see it in their eyes.
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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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If I were to continue to work in an established mode, it stands to reason the work would be limited by this - that it would never surpass the prior work in quality.
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A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.
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I tend not to wear accessories. I'm not one of those gals with a drawerful of amazing jewelry. I don't even have my ears pierced! But I have one bracelet that never comes off my wrist.
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I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
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I never let anything stop me from doing what I want to do.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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One of my main weaknesses is a good movie. I'll just bawl my eyes out.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.
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I think everyone in Hollywood works on multiple things because you never know what's going to happen with your projects.
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I have never said that people 'should' engage in armed attacks on the United States, but that such attacks are a natural and unavoidable consequence of unlawful U.S. policy.
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Age is just a number, and your talent will never fail you. It has no expiry date.
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I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.
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Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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'The One-Eyed Man' is a novel that was one I never intended to write.
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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
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I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.
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You are a victim of your own neural architecture which doesn't permit you to imagine anything outside of three dimensions. Even two dimensions. People know they can't visualise four or five dimensions, but they think they can close their eyes and see two dimensions. But they can't.
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A woman is always Right. But sometimes confused or may be misinformed or rude or stubborn or senseless or unchangeable about her opinions or even down right stupid at times but NEVER wrong... She is always Right.
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How one stands up to any sort of allegation in the heat of political battle reveals the strength and nature of your character. It's one of the reasons we have campaigns.
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Fundamentals make the market.
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If I had my way... there wouldn't be a single lion or tiger in captivity anywhere in the world. They never take to it. They're never happy. They never settle down... You can see it in their eyes.
