Chris Hadfield Quotes

Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.

Chris Hadfield

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I bought some books in order to learn the first principles of philosophy.

Johann Heinrich Lambert

LearnPhilosophyPrinciplesFirst

Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer.

Andy Rooney

WillAlwaysRetireWriterWriters

Maybe when I'm done fighting, I'll open a gym and manage fighters and train fighters.

Michael Bisping

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I was trying for years to woo people through humour, but it seems flash cars are much easier.

Stephen Merchant

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If you are fortunate in life, age and knowledge breed compassion. And as I have gotten older, I came to understand, that a person's sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with their ability to be a good parent.

Ronnie Musgrove

LifeGoodAgeKnowledgeCompassion

In writing literary fiction, you are trying to help yourself. And readers are going to literary fiction not just to be entertained, but because they feel something else will happen; that the experience will take them beyond themselves and show them something they haven't seen before.

Mohsin Hamid

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Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Livy

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Pretty much everything that I pick, when it comes to choosing roles, is just based on things and materials that grabs me. It's pretty much the subject matter that I gravitate towards.

Brittany Snow

MeMatterEverythingPrettyThings

Any scene in Shakespeare can be vulgarised almost out of recognition with the wish to have a modern concept.

Peter Brook

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I feel lucky to be doing TV right now because I get another chance every day.

Nick Wechsler

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I have a worm's eye view and a bird's eye view simultaneously and it's immensely helpful to understand what is happening on the shop floor when you are harnessing many talents and telling an intimate story on a large scale.

Richard Eyre

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When you're young, you don't really think about what's going on. At least, in my case, I was always so hooked on being so innovative and didn't worry about what happened yesterday. I just wanted to focus on today and make it better. I was like that every day. I just made sure that every night I was at my best, at the best level I could be.

Rey Mysterio

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