Eddie Mair Quotes
I'm sorry for croaking at you this evening. This is PM, I'm Eddie Mair: the walrus of news.
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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.
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I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.
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I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane as we descended toward Kigali airport.
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People are worried about what's going to happen to journalism - and they should be. Every day, the blogosphere is getting better and print media is getting worse; you have to be an idiot not to see that.
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Different people have different styles, but there is an opportunity as a director to be a writer in every moment, with every visual cue and every piece of production design. Everything is a decision, and everything can be obsessed over.
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The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.
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Every single one of us has a few months here or there that feel like dark months.
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Life is funny, and a lot of times, the people that I've met have really gone past anything that I've ever dreamed of, so I'm really grateful. My friendships really go from the West to the East. You'd be amazed at some of the people I call friends.
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I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
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There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits.
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I'm constantly feeding my metabolism. But at the same time if I want to go one night and have a nice dinner then I won't sweat it the next day.
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It was men’s ambitions, they said, that had perverted all the arts to ends of gain.
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Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.
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For any actor, it's very important to make your co-star comfortable.
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I inherited my weight problem from my mum. She was always on diets. If there was a box of chocolates in the house, she'd eat half a chocolate, then put the other half back. She loved me, but she did encourage me to diet in my teens.
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I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.
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I personally know women who are Breast Cancer survivors and will do all I can to support the cause. Besides, I love boobies!
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I really admire Werner Herzog and Spike Lee. They're amazing documentarians. If you took away all the narratives, they'd just be amazing documentarians.
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If you're a woman and a guy's ever said anything romantic to you, he just left off the second part that would have made you sick if you could have heard it.
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When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops. I never really had a bad take on cops other than I hate when there's one behind me on the highway.
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I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.
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Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.
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I'm sorry for croaking at you this evening. This is PM, I'm Eddie Mair: the walrus of news.
