Iain Pears Quotes
Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete without the other. Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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I became fascinated by marionettes, which I first saw in Venice. They were so haunted and so alive. You walked by them, and you could feel their presence, with their beady eyes just fixed on you.
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The hair department on 'Game of Thrones' is incredible.
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'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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On the small scale, 'Ico,' I think, actually delivered a small new thing: holding a character's hand and really feeling like your job is to rescue this person, and establishing a personal connection.
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September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger.
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I have an incredible phobia of divorce.
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I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them.
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I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
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To read too many books is harmful.
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Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?
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Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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You are doomed to make choices. This is life's greatest paradox.
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I have a love for boxing.
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You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.
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Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
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Sometimes if a song hits me really good the first time, I get sick of it. And by the 10th time I've heard it, it's just candy, and I don't like it anymore.
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Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find.
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Oddly enough, Bruce Lee wrote some great philosophy.
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When we think of God, we are apt to think of Him in human form. In the Epiphanies of the Old Testament God revealed Himself to Joshua and others in human form. He puts Himself within the compass of our highest conception, in order that He may make Himself real to us in His love and sympathy and power.
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It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.
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Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete without the other. Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless.
