Simon Fowler Quotes

I'm pretty pleased with my place in the world.

Simon Fowler

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WorldPlacePrettyPleased

Gay rights are not primarily marriage rights, and for the millions who live in unaccepting places with no resources, dignity remains elusive. I am lucky to have forged meaning and built identity, but that's still a rare privilege. And gay people deserve more, collectively, than the crumbs of justice.

Andrew Solomon

MarriageLiveJusticeI AmIdentity

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

Anita Hill

PeopleEndPoliticalGenderNeed

Mental health can be just as important as physical health - and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses.

Michael Greger

HealthDepressionMental HealthJust

I think it's less risky for the Kerry campaign to embrace former President Clinton than it is to reject him.

Stuart Rothenberg

ThinkEmbracePresidentHimThan

I'm tired of biting my tongue.

Robin Wright

TiredTongueBiting

There was one issue on which there seemed to be almost unanimity: the Internet should not be managed by any government, national or multinational.

Jon Postel

GovernmentInternetAlmostShould

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only the works of a single composer, so that the audience could be gradually drawn into a particular creative genius' way of thinking, and could follow him.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

CreativeThinkingGeniusPossible

Wherever I go, I just try to show normal life. If the work helps to dispel stereotypes, it's because I seek not to portray the extremities of a place, but the vast majority of people who are quite normal and are having normal life experiences.

Brandon Stanton

LifeWorkPeoplePlaceStereotypes

It's when you begin to think about going to your dream that your dream is always outside of your comfort zone. It's always beyond what you've ever done.

Bruce Wilkinson

Comfort ZoneThinkYouDreamComfort

There was a lot of politics going on, and Ireland were denied an Olympic gold medal in 2008.

Tyson Fury

PoliticsGoldGold MedalGoingMedal

'The Duellists' won Cannes, but Paramount didn't know how to release a film about two guys in bizarre breeches, waving swords around. I actually think it's a pretty good Western.

Ridley Scott

GoodThinkKnowTwoPrettyFilm

I can make a couple of good sandwiches: tuna salad and chopped egg salad. And Greek bean soup. I was a cook for my old Zen master for many years. So there were two or three dishes that he liked, you know. Teriyaki salmon, a few things.

Leonard Cohen

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