George Stroumboulopoulos Quotes
I really think a good host is just a connector. I'm more traffic cop than star. My job is to get people on and off the program, and hopefully keep the audience entertained.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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Hollywood's got its own particular environment.
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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
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I've been happily dedicated to the same woman for a number of years. I never even look at other women.
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Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
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America thrives on identity politics, left and right. But France is opposed to the idea. Since the Revolution, the French have enthroned the idea of universalism. All of us must be equal before the law as abstract individuals, and that extends to the arts.
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.
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I admire people who have that integrity, who know how to peacefully move through a situation - and it's reflected in how they deal with things like loss.
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Youth is not restored by the dyeing of your hair.
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Throughout my career, I was never able to relax; I always had to go on the field with another responsibility. I felt like I was playing, not just for my team, but for my race.
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I met a woman who went through a very difficult personal crisis, and she was really bed-ridden for a long time, and 'Friends' got her through. I met a woman who had a brain injury while living in Europe, and 'Friends' got her through.
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I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.
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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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I seek truth over a lie; I seek justice over injustice; I seek righteousness over the rewards of evildoers, and I love Allah more than I love the state.
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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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To be understood is to prostitute yourself.
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The Tragically Hip, more so than any other band I've worked with, approach their work like a team. This might sound way too pat, but they're like a great hockey team: all five of them have their roles. They go at their shows like an athletic event; they're in it to win it, and they'll lay it out there on the proverbial ice in order to win and get the crowd on their side. You can't do that when you just throw a band together. There's a sixth sense there that makes it easy.
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The writer's job is not to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here I am,” but to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here YOU are.
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Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.
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I really think a good host is just a connector. I'm more traffic cop than star. My job is to get people on and off the program, and hopefully keep the audience entertained.
