Leo Varadkar Quotes
Fine Gael needs to be Fine Gael and needs to stand its ground. It should not sacrifice its politics for position in government.
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Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
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I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels.
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The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.
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It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that.
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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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I started growing my audience in small clubs through word-of-mouth. I started making music that isn't necessarily commercially viable, and it's not necessarily marketable to my peers to a certain extent.
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My movies are painfully personal, but I'm never trying to let you know how personal they are. It's my job to make it be personal, and also to disguise that so only I or the people who know me know how personal it is. 'Kill Bill' is a very personal movie.
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War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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You can't play a guy who's just a snake, because what do you draw on?
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Individuals want to know that none of their own money is being invested in companies that put their profits ahead of international security.
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If most women are looking for security, I think men look for adventure.
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A lot of times, people are ashamed of feeling weak and being rejected - so it's liberating to be able to sing about those things. And it's amazing when other people don't feel alone because they hear it.
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Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales.
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For a New York actor, there are two things you look forward to - getting your SAG card and being on 'Law and Order.'
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The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.
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The Clinton Foundation has been able to help millions of people - over 10 million with HIV/AIDS alone - saved countless lives. It's extremely important to global health. They've done some really great things.
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Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create a ripple effect. Ones that lift up families and communities, that spread opportunity.
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Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice; The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy bondman let me live!
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I just don't want to be famous. I feel like there's a lot of sacrifice in that I'm not really willing to make.
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Fine Gael needs to be Fine Gael and needs to stand its ground. It should not sacrifice its politics for position in government.
