Ben Kingsley Quotes
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In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
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I'm probably a natural uncle. I can take the kids out and have fun with them and look after them, and I can be Mr. Popular. But actually having to do the grind? That stuff just doesn't appeal at all.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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The poorer people and criminals of Mexico who are not very religious but not quite atheists, either, worship Saint Death.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
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At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.
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Voting for a candidate for the DC circuit is very different from confirming someone to the US Supreme Court. I have been very clear that the Senate should not confirm any nominee in a lame duck session.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even after they've had periods of great success. So I think it's like you just gotta do you and try to stay motivated. Until, you know, you decide to stay home and make spaghetti all day.
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Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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I got really into SoulCycle for a bit.
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They come to have a party for themselves, and we're kind of a house band for their party.
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I love a lot of high speed turns, turns where you have to push yourself, force yourself to go fast. Then there's something telling your foot to lift off, because it's so fast, and it's impressive when you get that feeling and just drive on.
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What you say of the pride of giving life to an immortal soul is very fine dear, but I own I cannot enter into that: I think much more of our being like a cow or a dog at such moments: when our poor nature becomes so very animal and unecstatic
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I don't like kissing on camera. It's bad enough to be caught kissing by your parents. But when you have a whole crew watching you, it's a little weird.
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If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.
