Stephen Fry Quotes

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who's one of my great heroes. One of the greatest directors there ever was. He directed probably one of the greatest westerns of all time in 'Rio Bravo'.

Stephen Fry

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I kept thinking, 'How do you make a modern musical?' Then it became clear that I could do it just like a small indie art-house movie, very naturalistically. I could create a world where it's o.k. to break into song, without an orchestra coming up out of nowhere.

John Carney

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The beauty of knowing yourself is nobody else has to.

John McAfee

BeautyYourselfNobodyKnowingElse

When I was an adolescent in England, at school we had to read 'Death of a Salesman.' I remember feeling incredibly moved by the portrayal of these people and the idea with which Miller broached the whole subject of failure or failed systems, or the way that people are crushed by a system in which they find themselves.

Simon McBurney

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I grew up with brothers. Girls terrified me.

Troian Bellisario

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The difference between playing a positive and a negative role is only in the portrayal.

Roop Durgapal

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I've been a reporter for 20 years, and I don't ever get things wrong. That's important in terms of my professional status.

Ron Suskind

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Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

Jonathan Haidt

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Imagine the possibilities if humanity banded together before disaster struck to relieve everyday suffering worldwide.

Christy Turlington

TogetherSufferingPossibilities

I'm never a reliable narrator, unbiased or objective.

Anthony Bourdain

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China more than two milleniums ago had already considered the idea of democracy, but at that time she could not put it into operation.

Sun Yat-sen

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I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a leader is as important as your integrity.

Sergio Marchionne

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The federal government must retreat from its hyperactive involvement in areas traditionally under states' authority and refuse future temptations to regulate and legislate on every issue that happens to come to mind.

Scott Pruitt

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