Jeremy Irons Quotes

I wanted to find a way of life that allowed me great freedom, not to be stuck. I went to a very traditional school, which prepared people for the army or for banking or for industry, and I wanted to be outside of that.

Jeremy Irons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 19, 1948

Topics

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I have a profound affection for Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism's particular ways of meditating.

John McLaughlin

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Everyone must be proactive and do all they can to help themselves to stay employed.

Stephen Covey

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I competitively ice skate, and I also dance, and I do a lot of theater, which also involves a lot, a lot of physicality, because you have to do a lot of fast changes.

Sterling Beaumon

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When you're 17 and you have an idea, people don't really listen to you. I came out of an environment where my parents were always pushing me to do what I wanted and be creative, and I was not used to the industry's way of thinking.

Robyn

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Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness.

Martin Puryear

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A report released by the Partnership for a New American Economy and the Partnership for New York City predicts that by 2018, there will be 800,000 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs in the United States that require a master's degree or higher - and only around 550,000 American-graduates with this training.

Marvin Ammori

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I don't find the life in Hollywood all that meaningful or inspiring.

Michael Sheen

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I certainly know that this relationship could not have continued the way it did, when I was at the Pentagon and the president was obviously at the White House, without Betty.

Monica Lewinsky

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Now Congress learns that the Veterans Administration failed to provide complete, accurate information on the money it needs for both this year and next year.

Doc Hastings

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But I like to know that someone is stronger than I am. I want to be able to know that if I get tired, somebody is there to hold up the fort. I like knowing that I can't pick a refrigerator alone. God did not make me strong enough to do that.

Donna Summer

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People still thank me for the stuff I did for this sport, and I appreciate everything people say.

Chuck Liddell

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Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure the security of its citizens - are presented by those who hate Israel as aggressive, Nazi-like steps.

Ariel Sharon

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