Thomas Carlyle Quotes
It is through symbols that man consciously or unconsciously lives, works and has his being.
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'Star Wars' was, I mean, it was the first time I remember seeing three movies that all kind of went together. It was just an amazing final understanding of what a trilogy was.
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The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.
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Kuwait City is not gorgeous, actually, but it's got a kind of Epcot Center thing going for it. It's not pretty. But it's striking, I'll give it that. It's not as over-the-top as Abu Dhabi or Dubai. But nearly.
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Unless you're Gisele, you wake up some days and feel ugly. When that happens, I accept that I'm not perfect and it's OK; I can start over again tomorrow.
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When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show's creators think, 'Oh my god, he's so English, why did we hire him?'
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There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
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The diverse sound of my music makes it a good fit for that demographic.
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In Hollywood, there's a network of creative executives, and when they hear something is good, it catches fire.
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Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
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Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country.
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I am fighting my natural body shape to do what I do.
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I wasn't into sports, but I was really into Shakespeare.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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The mind is the effect, not the cause.
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I write all the time. I always have. I can pick up my horn to warm up, and an idea will pop into my head, and I'll write it down and file it away for another time.
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If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
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I was just doing bits and pieces of acting in the U.K. I'd been in the film 'Breaking and Entering' - Anthony Minghella gave me my start and I miss him dearly. Then I made the trip out to L.A., during one of their pilot seasons, which was when they were developing 'Gossip Girl,' and I auditioned, and things came together.
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As a species, I think we have no choice but to try and forecast pandemics.
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Homophobia is manufactured in high schools, so it's probably useful to keep in mind that it really does bother people.
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The first autonomous cars date back to the late 20th century. But recent increases in sophistication and reductions in cost - reflected, for example, in cheap LIDAR systems, which can 'see' a street in 3D in a way similar to that of the human eye - are now bringing autonomous cars closer to the market.
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The Obama administration has been weak and inconsistent in enforcing immigration laws.
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Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.
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I don't ever want to be where I can't just walk into a mall and do what I want without a crowd coming up around me.
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It is through symbols that man consciously or unconsciously lives, works and has his being.
