Anatoly Karpov Quotes
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules.
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The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.'
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself.
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Yes, my parents are strict about me having a childhood. I go ice skating and sledding, and swimming in the summer.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
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My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
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I've been lucky enough to play roles that are not just the preppy cheerleader or sullen emo girl. I've been able to play roles that are really vast and varied and very three-dimensional. Fingers crossed that it remains the same.
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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It's some weird idea to think that you've always got to say everything is great and perfect.
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If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.
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When I hear theists and atheists pontificating on how they know God does or does not exist, I can only smile at the irrationality and, yes, vanity of the notion.
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I buy when other people are selling.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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When I was singing Jamie's Cryin', people were going out of their mind because it was the first time they got to see Eddie, Michael and Alex play those songs. That was a thrill.
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The fact is, that civilisation requires slaves. The Greeks were quite right there. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.
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Ah! soul of mine! Ah! soul of mine! Thy sluggish senses are but bars That stand between thee and the stars, And shut thee from the world divine.
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I never yell or scream. I mean, definitely not at work. I never yell at anyone I work with.
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When I was twelve, I heard about the National Theater School, and I told my parents, 'That's what I want to do.' And that was it.
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
