Anthony Hopkins Quotes
My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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Tone can be as important as text.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I'm not interested in closure. Some people just have heart attacks and die, right? There's no closure.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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I know the Russian political elite has got used to the Ukraine suffering from an inferiority complex, but I want this to disappear from our relationship.
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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I'd never been published when I was young.
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World's children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world's children - marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable - continue to suffer.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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It's come to the point where you have people saying it's our Christian duty to embrace the homosexual movement. This is absurd.
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Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive.
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Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.
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I want to make sure that that future that we're creating is one that is the best it can be for people around the world, and also one that includes the full range of our talent and our skills - and, you know, gender and ethnicity, geography - to solving the world's problems.
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If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.
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And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.
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The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
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I'm not someone who has a lengthy attention span, and that applies to my exercise routine as well.
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What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching.
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I think that there is not any group of people in this country who do not believe that they should be a part of the process.
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It is difficult to understand why I am so famous. I never thought I wanted to be an actress. I never thought about it. I think it is my destiny to be in this business.
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My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.
