Georges Clemenceau Quotes
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues - Tories - in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. I'm not a believer in laissez-faire.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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When I was 15 years old, I read an article about Ivan Boesky, the well-known takeover trader - turned out years later it was all on inside information! But before that came to light, he was very successful, very flamboyant. And I thought, 'This is what I want to do.' So I'm 15 years old, I decide I'm going to Wall Street.
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I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
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But then, even with sex, I'm more in the school of less is more in movies.
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Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
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It wasn't always easy at times, having grown up on television and being in the entertainment industry.
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The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become.
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visiting Jackson Pollock’s studio: You do not work from nature. This is no good, you will repeat yourself. You work by heart, not from nature. Pollock reacted: 'I am nature
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Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcomed.
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Speech at the Nobel Banquet (10 December 1979).
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To many of us it seems that there is precious little difference between the policies of the Communist Party and the policies of the Labour Party.
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The best thing you can give me is your time. The easiest way to get me angry is to waste my time.
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The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even though I can't sing or dance very well.
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There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.
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In the face of Russian aggression, we’re not going to turn our back to our allies in Europe. We’re going to stay united in NATO, which is the world’s strongest alliance.
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Students who learn to collaborate and negotiate - on Capitol Hill, in the board room, in everyday life - will outperform peers who have higher test scores.
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A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
