Ben Hopkins Quotes
For queer people, the personal is very political, just to talk about it in a public space. It's very political just to come out and take up that space and be like, 'This is my narrative. It's not an outsider narrative, and it's not a fetish narrative; it's just my story, and it's worth being told and listened to.'
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
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My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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As the law minister, I had ensured that the government's right to natural resources was protected. The result was evident. The honourable Supreme Court gave the landmark decision in RIL vs RNRL case that the government is the owner of all natural resources.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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My dad is Scottish, and he read in the newspaper about the plight of the Scottish Freshwater Mussel, which is a real thing - like, a very real, serious conservation issue. And he's a writer, and he was going to do a film about a Glaswegian gangster, and then I stole the idea and turned it into a romantic comedy.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.
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The two most frightening words in Washington are 'bipartisan consensus.' Bipartisan consensus is when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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I'd always wanted to be on Broadway one day, but it seemed like a dream that might be unattainable. This business has a lot of ups and downs and I learned that pretty quickly.
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After so many years of rejection, I felt acting would have to become a hobby rather than a full-time profession.
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The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs.
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Of the horse I will say nothing because I know the times.
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A lot of what has pushed me forward is desire, and I have expressed that in my songwriting - perhaps because it's safer!
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It feels good to have people who support you and back you and believe in you.
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Censorship makes me really angry. I even hate it when people censor themselves.
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For queer people, the personal is very political, just to talk about it in a public space. It's very political just to come out and take up that space and be like, 'This is my narrative. It's not an outsider narrative, and it's not a fetish narrative; it's just my story, and it's worth being told and listened to.'
