Rory MacLean Quotes

When we are away from home, our only constant companion is our self.

Rory MacLean

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'Empire of Self' is a loving portrait of a very difficult man. Jay Parini, himself a gifted novelist, poet and biographer, has gone very deep into the 'black energy' of Gore Vidal's relentless narcissism and megalomania. Parini envisions an epic battle between Vidal's angelic and demonic sides, yet there's very little of the angel in Vidal.

Jerome Charyn

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People do all sorts of things impulsively and follow those impulses into strange places.

John Darnielle

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Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.

Alvin Ailey

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When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

Simon Baker

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I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.

Tori Amos

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When I was filming 'Prudence' in Zimbabwe, I noticed the hold fundamentalist Christianity had on sub-Saharan Africa. So I thought I'd like to make a film about religion in Africa because the prosperity gospel is big business where people are desperate, poor, and sick.

Roger Ross Williams

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Empathy seems to be seen as a weakness. We condition people to withdraw it to succeed. But really, it needs to be re-seen as a strength again if there is to be any kind of hope in the world.

Matt Bellamy

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Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.

Mary Douglas

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Planning a career, I always find that such a tricky thing, because I don't have much of a plan, really.

Christian Bale

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People have to deal with their issues together; they have to expose themselves and kind of exhaust themselves.

Chuck Palahniuk

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My mum was a wonderful mother. She died, aged 80, of Alzheimer's disease, which was dreadful to watch. I remember she said to me: 'Believe in yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.' I'm sure a lot of my success is due to her words of advice.

Bonnie Tyler

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An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Bryant H. McGill

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