Clive James (Vivian Leopold James) Quotes
The sure sign of a weak man who ascends to glory is that he can't tolerate having strong men around him.
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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Kai-Fu's Innovation Works is the top very-early-stage fund in China. We are proud to be an investor, and hope that IW will help to produce in China companies on the scale of Facebook, Zynga, or Groupon.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
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I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'
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Words are but the signs of ideas.
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Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that, I really started taking off.
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Secrecy is one of the shadier sides of private and public life.
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Ed is very sexy because his emotions are really there - not forced.
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
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I think the last game console I had was Super Nintendo. I remember once I played the Sega Genesis. But Super Nintendo was my last game device. I played outside more. I liked kickball and baseball.
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I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East.
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And there is a beautiful thing which is wonderful, to look like a woman, not a green bean.
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Half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm funny-looking and ugly. The other half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm fascinating. Everything neutralises. It's more of a statement on society and how weird it is.
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There are many more serial killers living outside the prison walls than inside.
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It's kind of nice to play somebody that isn't psychotic or half-machine or dead or dying or on a spaceship somewhere.
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I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
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If you don't like me, don't turn your television on at the holidays, because you won't be able to escape.
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Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
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The American people have not become heartless.
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The sure sign of a weak man who ascends to glory is that he can't tolerate having strong men around him.
