Tom Stoppard Quotes
From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.
Quotes to Explore
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I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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I was never a person who dated in high school, because at 17, everything just felt like it had to be so rushed. Relationships just bounced around like crazy in high school! And now, I never want to rush anything. I just want to enjoy all of the steps.
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I'm looking at doing things that challenge me.
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I'm not super into sports.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.
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When you start the next project you have to forget everything you did before, otherwise Dark Knight will start to sound like Kung Fu Panda.
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I come from theatre and I always go back every couple of years.
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I would go back to the past and watch one of the early Beatles shows, because they were such a massive part of cultural history. As a younger person, you feel you missed out on that.
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All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in infering that he is an inexact man.
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I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.
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From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.
