Lionel Murphy Quotes
We must have as clear a picture as we can of the Australia that we want to achieve at the end of that time.
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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I'm a proud family man.
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I have written a lot about the fine arts, but I'd never written about the literary arts, and so on some level Dante really, you know, spoke to me, as new ground but also familiar ground.
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The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.
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Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.
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I'm an actor, so I am always scared. You never know if you are on vacation or that you have been retired and they just didn't tell you.
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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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Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.
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I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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The first video I ever watched was on a Beta system because everyone thought Beta was the way but then it ended up being video so we backed the wrong horse.
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I do have a lot of time for people in my life, and friendship is a very important subject for me. I think I'm unusual among the writers I know in that respect.
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I had managers approaching me in high school asking me if I wanted to act professionally, but to me, having to miss school to do that meant missing time with my friends, which was completely unacceptable.
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We must have as clear a picture as we can of the Australia that we want to achieve at the end of that time.
