William Shakespeare Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.
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People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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On the small scale, 'Ico,' I think, actually delivered a small new thing: holding a character's hand and really feeling like your job is to rescue this person, and establishing a personal connection.
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If I'd had the chance, I'd like to have completed my degree before going full-time, and sports journalism was something that always interested me. Dad used to buy a paper, and I always turned straight to the sports pages.
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You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.
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We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
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Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.
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Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?
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My mother went to a school called 'The Club of the Three Wise Monkeys'. And my grandmother, my father's mother, had a gold charm for her made with the speak no, see no, hear no evil monkeys. And I was fascinated by that charm. I'd sit in my mother's lap and play with it all the time.
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I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
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Too often, when you are close to people in power, you're trying to make them happy; you're trying to tell them what they want to hear. But I find that really good leaders don't want that. They want the truth. And you do them a service, and yourself a service, by just being honest and straightforward.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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Life's just a cocktail party - on the street.
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I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to what the characters can offer and what I can bring to them and then bring a being to life.
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Wit and valor are qualities that are more easily ascertained than virtue, or the love of wisdom.
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I define spirituality as a search for love, beauty, happiness and wisdom. Spirituality is a journey that we never finish.
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I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.
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Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves.
