Eddie Izzard Quotes
I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.
Quotes to Explore
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There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.
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Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.
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You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive.
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I've always been a spiritual person who believed in a Higher Power. So, I've always had my 1-on-1 with God, even if I wasn't much of a religious person.
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The best way to prepare to be a programmer is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my case, I went to the garbage cans at the Computer Science Center and fished out listings of their operating system.
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People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.
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I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York.
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I'm a strong woman.
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Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people.
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If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.
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I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
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Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.
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When a test pilot comes off a flight, there is typically another pilot who is going to take it up, and he believes in the debriefing. You don't keep something to yourself.
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Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering.
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People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
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My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.
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Sometimes people only see horrible, terrible things in my paintings.
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I owe the public a good performance, the best I can give. We really bust our chops on 'CHiPs' but when I go home and get a weekend off, I want to spend it quietly, with my lady.
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I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be.
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I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be.
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The type of music we know as classical music began with rich people hiring musicians or owning them in a way. Without funding, it's very hard to have this experience. Be it state money or private money, there has to be someone dedicated to raising the money.
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I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than for lots of money on a big stage, and be tied to ordinary life.
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I want each and every West Virginian to have bragging rights. I want to stop playing defense and start playing offense. So, together, let us grab the reins of history.
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I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.
