Thom Yorke Quotes
'They're dangerous people, and what's really frightening is that they don't know it, they don't see themselves as dangerous... they see the danger elsewhere. The danger is always elsewhere. How convenient.' source
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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Each person feels that he is an 'expert' in one or two fields and just the 'public' in all the others. But you know, probably, from experience that no one is really able to appreciate any display of ability in any field if he himself has not, to a certain degree, taken part in its problems and difficulties at some time.
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Because I am afraid of commitment. This movie certainly has some bearing and is some reflection of my real feeling about relationships, because I do have commitment issues. My friends tell me I have intimacy problems, but they don't know me, so who cares what they think?
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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Spending money is much more difficult than making money.
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It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
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I'm much more optimistic about this next generation because this is the first global generation.
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In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.
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With regards to pressure, you can't be too conscious of it.
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I have had many more close women friends than men, and I've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was such a disproportionate female element.
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I want very much to see some sort of compromise reached in the area of immigration... so that we could move on to other issues.
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You can't fool yourself anymore that your art is your art. When you're not getting paid for that song that's being traded back and forth among millions of people on the Internet, you have to think like a businessperson.
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'They're dangerous people, and what's really frightening is that they don't know it, they don't see themselves as dangerous... they see the danger elsewhere. The danger is always elsewhere. How convenient.' source
