Kenneth Branagh Quotes
I do think that, for instance, we've been very lucky to have theatrical careers and be associated with Shakespeare which sometimes gives you a kind of bogus kudos.
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I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.
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Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.
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I've often said that there's no one thing that I do or have done that is particularly unique. There have been a lot of other authors who were in the military. There have been a few others who were pilots. There have certainly been a lot of other people who were in politics or served congressional staffs.
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When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.
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Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.
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I baked bread, hand-ground peanuts into butter, grew and froze vegetables, and, every morning, packed lunches so healthful that they had no takers in the grand swap-fest of the lunchroom.
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From the very early days of seeing patients, I noticed that many of them seemed to be concerned with issues of their mortality, and so the philosophy training I had taken began to seem rather important to me.
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I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.
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I always liked parties. You meet people; you can have fun.
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One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.
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I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc.
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We absolutely have to change the status quo in Washington.
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I don't see Hollywood as the big enemy, because this is where the money is, and not all of the companies are doing studio movies. I'm not tempted to sell out. If I'm going to become well known, I want it to be for something I'm proud of.
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There was a sound in the background like a distant sheep coughing gently on a mountainside. Jeeves sailing into action.
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And their eyes are all askingAre you in or are you out?And I think, oh manWhat is this about?Tonight you can't put meUp on any shelfCuz I came here aloneAnd I'm gonna leave by myself.
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Freedom begins between the ears.
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My enemy said to me, 'Love your enemy.' And I obeyed him and loved myself.
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Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.
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I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.
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You're never in control. That - that is the greatest fallacy of the - you know, there's over 200 people that it requires to make a film. And there's people who are in control of how you look, what your performance is, what takes are used, what - you're only in control of how you say no.
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I have twice met Jeffrey Archer, and on both occasions was struck by the firmness of his handshake - and the way he looked me straight in the eye, too.
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I do think that, for instance, we've been very lucky to have theatrical careers and be associated with Shakespeare which sometimes gives you a kind of bogus kudos.
