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Robert Carlyle Quotes

I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there.

Robert Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: scottish
Birth: April 14, 1961

Topics

Work Reputation Doing Back I Can Go

Henry Kissinger never wanted the 20,000 pages of his telephone transcripts made public - not while he was alive, at any rate.

Robert Dallek

Alive Never Telephone Made He His

Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jewish leaders were intent on discovering and laying claim to their heritage in the region. They took an intense interest in archaeology, embarking on quests to bring significant items of Judaica to Palestine.

Ronen Bergman

Heritage Jewish Archaeology Bring

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Good Democracy Say Because Worse

I have such a strong belief in women's ability to sustain each other.

Deidre Hall

Women Strong Belief Ability Sustain

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.

Chief Joseph

Heart Sad Fight I Am Tired Sun

I had been very dismissive of popular fiction - in fact, I'd refused to read it. And then I started working on popular fiction, and I realised these books weren't the same as Hemingway, say, but they were good in a different way.

Chris Pavone

Good Say Way Same Fiction Started

They call me The Tinkerman. Wherever I go people say 'Ah ha, there is The Tinkerman.'

Claudio Ranieri

People Me Go Say People Say Call

At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips.

Allen Johnson

Friend Soul People Rest Name Lips

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

Sydney J. Harris

You Point Up Going No Point Put

'Worshipping in private,' as Obama does, comes off as just another form of annoying elitism.

Tina Brown

Annoying Off Just Form Does Private

I got up one Christmas morning and we didn't have nothing to eat. We didn't have an apple, we didn't have an orange, we didn't have a cake, we didn't have nothing.

Muddy Waters

Morning Cake Apple Orange Christmas

A rational model of software is to design it quickly - the economic pressure to improvise presents an interesting challenge.

Kent Beck

Challenge Pressure Design Interesting