T. S. Eliot Quotes
To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.
Quotes to Explore
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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Trust is something I know has to be earned whether you're a husband, a father, or a congressman.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.
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Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Laura Bush has the face of my mother when my mother was young. The face, the body, the voice. The first time I saw on TV Laura Bush, I got frozen because it was as if my mother was not dead. 'Oh, Mama,' I said, 'Mama.'
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.
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I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.
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Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
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Probably the only way Woody Allen and I are similar is that he has a lot to say about Nietzsche.
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When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight.
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It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.
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When I kept a diary, I realised that it was all moanings and depression, and I think that is quite common.
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You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.
