Rory Stewart Quotes
I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having? It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off a cliff. Should I or should I not wear a seatbelt?’ And you say, ‘I don’t think you should drive your car off the cliff.’ And they say, ‘No, no, that bit’s already been decided—the question is whether to wear a seatbelt.’ And you say, ‘Well, you might as well wear a seatbelt.’ And then they say, ‘We’ve consulted with policy expert Rory Stewart and he says . . . .’
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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Good cinema is what we can believe, and bad cinema is what we can't believe.
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I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.
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I'm not a good loser. I get sick physically... I take it to heart. I hate it.
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I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.
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If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do.
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Being inspired is one thing, but completely knocking off a design is another. There is a big difference.
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When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.
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I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.
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A lot of times you come against actors who come from a different direction, and you tend to meet in the middle.
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The story of your youth must not turn into a catalog of what became important in your later life. It must also contain the dissipation, the failure, and the waste.
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There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary.
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The reason I'm drawn to it is - both the off road racing and the motorcycles on the track - it takes a lot for me to quiet my brain and anything that requires 100% of my attention and focus I find very soothing and that is the closest I get to being content.
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It's not that I don't care how I look, but I'd rather turn the attention to the music as much as possible.
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But I can only take so much TV, because there is so much advice. I find people will preach about virtually anything - your diet, how to live your life, how to improve your golf. The lot. I have always had a thing against the Mister Know-It-Alls.
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I didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso.
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When I was sectioned for six months, that was one of the worst experiences of my life, not being able to go out and have freedom. Having experienced it, it's almost inexplicably awful.
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It would be flattering to be thought of as someone who celebrated life.
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'Black Hole Sun' was written in a car when I was driving home from the studio one night. Pretty much everything that you hear was written in my head.
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I'm horrified of leprechauns. I'm horrified that I might be leprechauns.
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Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.
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I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having? It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off a cliff. Should I or should I not wear a seatbelt?’ And you say, ‘I don’t think you should drive your car off the cliff.’ And they say, ‘No, no, that bit’s already been decided—the question is whether to wear a seatbelt.’ And you say, ‘Well, you might as well wear a seatbelt.’ And then they say, ‘We’ve consulted with policy expert Rory Stewart and he says . . . .’
