Karl Pilkington Quotes
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Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women.
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I love films that show people in a way that's so real it's almost unsettling, and that's what really inspires me because I write about people. I write about people that I know, so I want to portray them and portray myself in a way that is unapologetic.
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I've started doing my Kathak, and I rehearse every day. Also, I'm eating right and keeping in shape. I'm a non-smoker and non-drinker and essentially a happy person. That's what counts the most. Your well-being is reflected in your personality.
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Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
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As far as people whose style interests me, I'd say Grace Kelly, Gwen, Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham, and that nanny called Fran.
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Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
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I have been fighting climate change for two decades, and people often ask me how I remain hopeful in the face of extreme weather and grim forecasts. The answer is simple: I see countless solutions spreading across the nation and across the world. But we need more investment.
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I love doing impressions of politicians because the task is always to imagine the private lives of these people whose job it is to project an image of staunch, unflinching leadership and grace, and that's just not how human beings, in their heart of hearts, work.
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I don't want to be known as the one who makes movies for older people.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.
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I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'
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I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do.
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Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is.
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You can't look at people being crucified. Even if you know it is just pretend.
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I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out.
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I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras.
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I don't like clothes. I don't especially like cars. I have a very nice house. I get sick on a boat.
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Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.
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I found that being with happy positive people annoys me.
