Christopher Hitchens Quotes
Only the force of American arms, or the extremely credible threat of that force, can bring a fresh face to power.
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I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s.
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I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
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Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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I'm not so sure I believe in dopplegangers. I just prefer to be Dane DeHaan.
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I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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I usually have about four books on the go - a bedside book, a lavatory book, a downstairs book, and the book in my study that I read sneakily while I should be writing. Short stories for the lavatory, obviously.
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I have a funny accent in every language.
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The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.
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I'm really into rock climbing and hiking and stuff.
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People want sex education out of the schools. They believe sex education causes promiscuity. Hey, I took algebra, but I never do math.
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Everyone's been so great, and the fandom is so huge and passionate and dedicated. It really is great to feel so supported.
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Only the force of American arms, or the extremely credible threat of that force, can bring a fresh face to power.
