Marcel Proust Quotes
People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.
Quotes to Explore
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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I came to London. It had become the center of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I was lost.
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No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
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Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
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Improving oversight of hedge funds and other private funds is vital to their sustainability and to our economy's stability.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
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We just recently saw Bruno Mars at the Hollywood Bowl, and he was incredible.
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It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn.
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Many people with dyslexia truly suffer, and their lives are worse off for having had that disability.
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I didn't realize how many true Rockabilly fans there were here in America.
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In the 1960s, there was a forward way of speaking and inflection.
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You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.
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I think most of the dinosaur specimens we find represent subadult sizes.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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Astrobiology is a great point of contact for science outreach. The public is naturally interested in extra-terrestrial life. Astrobiology provides an accessible point of access that leads to deeper questions.
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We haven't decided where to hang this yet, but we are going to hang it out front where people can see it. It's not going to be hung in council chambers and not be seen.
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People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.
