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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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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The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
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We’re talking about something we all want very much to find. And that automatically makes Ed’s conclusions suspect.
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The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.
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Well, life was tough, but at least I was able to live it out and I was able to face death and not be afraid. Well, now I'm ready to go to Heaven and be with Jesus, and...hey? Hey, what's this? Oh, God it feels like a man's DICK IN MY ASS! Oh, GOD!!! I'M DEAD!!! Oh, you mean life keeps on fucking you even after you're dead? Oh, it never ends! OH! OHHH!!!
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I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not.
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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.
