William Butler Yeats Quotes
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
Quotes to Explore
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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It feels like a game, this work I do. It is totally heartfelt, and I love the sticky terrain, the straight-up cartoons, how the irrepressible and icky rise to the surface. But I am not just trying to call forth bugaboos and demons for the sake of it, for fun.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life.
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Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
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He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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I love action movies.
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I know about raising money.
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Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
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I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
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Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.
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Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.
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When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
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If you can dream it, you can do it.
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However flawed democracy is, it is still the only answer.
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When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.
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I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment.
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Aircraft do not crash of themselves. They come to grief because men are foolish, or vain, or lazy, or irresolute or reckless. One crash in a thousand may be unavoidable because God wills it so - not more than that.
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Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
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Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
