Tom Stoppard Quotes
No matter how imperfect things are, if you've got a free press everything is correctable, and without it everything is concealable.
Quotes to Explore
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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
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I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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I never wrote my books especially for children.
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Have the courage to act instead of react.
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I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
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Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
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I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.
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Both my wife and I went to Harvard, and it's incredibly exciting that our son and daughter are going there and have the chance to experience it. There are many awesome opportunities at Harvard. That's one of its greatest frustrations - not having enough time to take the classes you want to take.
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I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to get.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I want to play a psycho, something more challenging than just 'the girlfriend' part.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.
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I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the 20th century.
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We've got to be proactive. It's my job to look for unconventional situations that achieve what my clients want.
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be a difference between indies and major labels, but I don't think there is anymore.
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One thing I wish I'd done differently in my career is insist on having friends or family on tour. I was really young when I travelled the world with Eternal, and I was always homesick.
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A man who is free is like a mangy sheep in a herd. He will contaminate my entire kingdom and ruin my work.
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Neither in what it gives, nor in what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of truth suffer wrong. Comment is free, but facts are sacred.
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No matter how imperfect things are, if you've got a free press everything is correctable, and without it everything is concealable.
