Alexei Sayle Quotes
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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If the day comes where I can have my own action figure... I defy any actor to say that's not a good day.
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I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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From my debut until now, I've always wanted to sing and dance.
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An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.
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As a child or young adult going through an illness, it can be stressful at times and boring and extremely alienating.
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Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.
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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Kmart uses such mass production that they are able to lower their prices. My hose, for instance, is made by the same factory, the same machines, the same threads as the hose made by four top designers.
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I've always had very catholic tastes.
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The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.
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The reality is that we know that this universe, that our galaxy, has billions of stars. We know that stars have planets. So the likelihood that there is life somewhere else to me is just absolutely there.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day and rejoining the human universe.
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I don't really talk about surgery, because I feel like no one should be judged on their journey.
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Footage of people camped out at Best Buy or elsewhere is not remotely a celebration. Rather, it's a reminder of just how economically distressed a large percentage of our populace is.
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The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.
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There is a secret agreement between past generations and the present one. Our coming was expected on earth. Like every generation that preceded us, we have been endowed with a weak Messianic power, a power to which the past has a claim. That claim cannot be settled cheaply.
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I had the impression from reading English literature that British women were great beauties, and I only had seen Julie Christie, and she was gorgeous and sexy. I don't know whether it was just my taste, but when I got to London, I went two years without seeing a truly attractive woman. A lot of near misses.
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But let me tell you something. Gloria Steinem never helped me out; Larry Flynt did.
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It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved him.
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Let everyone leave all the guns - British guns and Irish guns - outside the door.
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I'm distinct, really.
