Alexander Guchkov Quotes
Unfortunately the first feeling of radiant joy evoked by the revolution has given place to one of pain and anxiety.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.
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Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character?
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If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.
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There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.
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The so-called skills gap is really a gap in education, and that affects all of us.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.
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Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn't be entitled to our political opinions.
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
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I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.
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In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.
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One person I find fascinating is J.Crew's Mickey Drexler. I would love to get into that brain and see how it works.
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Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.
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Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.
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Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another.
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I don't believe in having safety nets - you'll end up using them!
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It certainly seems to me we would like to bring in the best and the brightest individuals here to participate in this republic.
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The more you limit your choices, thereby limiting thought, the more you can simplify your life and focus your energy elsewhere.
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I just like the themes it's exploring. In the way my character says, 'I want us to become brothers again, like we used to be.' I really like that line, and it means a lot to me. I just find there's a lot of things like that in this movie that have that feeling. There's stuff that feels exhilarating.
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People really like the fact that I've worked at their job. It gives them a good feeling that I've experienced, even for a few hours, what they do on the job.
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Unfortunately the first feeling of radiant joy evoked by the revolution has given place to one of pain and anxiety.
