Anthony McCarten Quotes
We're living in extraordinary times, all the time. The issues that assail us are perennial. They haven't changed since the Greeks picked up a pen.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.
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If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
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People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
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If there's one thing that 2009 showed us, it's that everything is happening everywhere, across multiple platforms, each one making waves that end up crashing against each other and commingling into one giant media sea.
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Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb.
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I think prom is just about enjoying yourself.
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If you want to buy $10 of Ethereum and poke around with smart contracts, I encourage that. But use it as a technology, not as an investment, unless you know what you're doing.
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The people I used to have around me from Nashville was showing love to the Cash Money clique on the strength of Buck trying to make it; making sure Buck gets to where he gots to go.
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The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk of the town because of my peculiar way of catching a fly ball. They later named it the Vest-Pocket Catch.
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Once I'm awake, I'm awake, which helps when you have to run in the mornings.
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Modern man may assert that he can dispense with them, and he may bolster his opinion by insisting that there is no scientific evidence of their truth. But since we are dealing with invisible and unknowable things (for God is beyond human understanding, and there is no mean of proving immortality), why should we bother with evidence?
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You can hardly convince a man of an error in a lifetime, but must content yourself with the reflection that the progress of science is slow. If he is not convinced, his grandchildren may be.
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After America won the Cold War, some believed we had come to the 'end of history,' and budget-cutters celebrated the so-called 'peace dividend.' As a result, we ignored the toxic mixture of militant Islam and terror that ultimately led to 9/11.
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Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.�
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To be a success in advertising you must want to fill other people with a passion for possession.
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We're living in extraordinary times, all the time. The issues that assail us are perennial. They haven't changed since the Greeks picked up a pen.
