Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

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When we were kids, my favorite thing was coming to upstate New York where my family is from and hanging out with my grandparents' friends pre-Internet and them asking if we had stores or 'Do you have TV in Alaska?'

John Gourley

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There's something about Alan Arkin. Even when he's doing nothing, he makes me laugh. I've always had that reaction to him: he's got a weary world-view that makes him perfectly cast.

John Curran

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Writing books can be very individual - one might strike you as helpful that someone else found useless, or that you might not have appreciated at some other time in your life.

Ann Leckie

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Early music in all kinds of movements is always a mixture of innocence and ambition.

Jean-Michel Jarre

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I believe we exist in a multiverse of universes.

Michio Kaku

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A lot of people want to die for a lot of reasons.

Johnny Thunders

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I think after doing a few shows now, people are ready to put me down.

Chris Lilley

PeopleMeThinkDoingDownReady

Think about a seed. Once it lands, it's stuck. It can't move to find better soil, moisture or sunlight. It's able to create every part of itself to grow and reproduce with the help of air, water and sun.

David Suzuki

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I loved being in my sister's room. I really admired her and wore her clothes to play in, played with her dolls, played with her makeup. She had a mirror with settings to see what you would look like in different lighting. I thought that was amazing.

Chelsea Manning

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The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.

Confucius

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I make the same noise after I eat too much as I do after I work out.

Antoni Porowski

WorkToo MuchSameEatOutNoise

When you're crafting a character, it's good to have a lot of influences.

Ansel Elgort

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