William Hazlitt Quotes
Language, if it throws a veil over our ideas, adds a softness and refinement to them, like that which the atmosphere gives to naked objects.
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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Being flown to the U.S. to meet Sofia Coppola is really exciting. I was freaking out. I'm a little nervous, as I don't want to muck it up I want to do my best.
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Life is one long process of getting tired.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
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I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.
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I think, people look at me, and they say, 'You were very aggressive,' I say, 'Yeah,' you know, and I've made a better life for myself, for my son, so I should reflect that with my music now. I shouldn't still be rhyming like that; that would be me lying.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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A sentimentalist—is a man who sees an absurd value in everything, and doesn't know the market price of any single thing.
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The art of tomorrow will be a collective treasure, or it will not be art at all.
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One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do. It doesn't matter if you're close - it still sounds terrible to their ears.
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To say a grid is limiting is to say that language is limiting, or typography is limiting. It is up to us to use these media critically or passively.
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If you can find a frock you look nice in and can run up three flights of stairs, you're not fat.
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Language, if it throws a veil over our ideas, adds a softness and refinement to them, like that which the atmosphere gives to naked objects.
