Iris Murdoch Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I loved getting to Chagrin Falls, being by the falls; what a cute place it is.
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For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.
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I've never actually directed anything I haven't made up. I've never adapted anything.
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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Humor is a wonderful way to deal with our suffering because if we can laugh at our troubles, we can feel better. Thich Nhat Hanh is a special man who has helped millions with their suffering with incredible technique. But he doesn't know real suffering, because he has not dated as much as I have.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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I've always looked at filmmaking as a lifestyle. There is no decision of when you go to work. It's a way of life: you're thinking about scripts; you see things and think, 'That could be interesting'... I don't think about my work as, 'Today I'll work on this, this and that.' It just comes to me.
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There is always an easy solution to every problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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Your initial idea may or may not work, but you have to remember that a failed idea is nothing but a stepping stone to a bigger success.
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There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
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This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.
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I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that.
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A sentence that clots in your mouth is unlikely to flow in your mind.
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Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on high even during storms, we can at each moment create value and develop our state of life, enjoying our existence to the fullest in times of both suffering and joy.
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I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.
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A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.
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No astrophysicist would deny the possibility of life. I think we're not creative enough to imagine what life would be like on another planet. Show me a dead alien. Better yet, show me a live one!
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
