- Lights
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- Nov 07, 2020
He Quotes
Third-person praise, from the field to the set.
This page collects quotes that describe someone else directly — a scouting comment on a hitter's known weakness, and warm praise for a footballer's skill and standing among peers. For identity-focused sayings, see Identity quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, Dizzee Rascal is a huge influence on what I'm doing. I learnt a lot from him even though he's younger than me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
50 Cent's a songwriter. He understood and liked my music, but he didn't understand me.
- Judge
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- Nov 07, 2020
The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first movie ever was 'Breaking Away.' I stumbled into an incredible part in a movie that was incredible to be a part of. Peter Yates, the director, became a lifelong friend. He sort of plucked me from obscurity and gave me a life.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Neal Stephenson is great. He can write about a white wall for six pages, and it sounds fascinating. I read the whole 'Baroque Cycle' and 'Cryptonomicon.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I achieved the European record for reciting pi in 2004, this captured the imagination of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen in Cambridge, and he finally diagnosed me with Asperger's that year.
- Labor
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- Nov 07, 2020
He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had bill collectors chasing me. We were skipping from town to town, not leaving forwarding addresses. The agent couldn't find me when he sold my book. He finally found me.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think Tierney is also more libertarian than he is conservative in the conventional sense.
- Eye
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad's got a brilliant eye for scripts 'cos he's a literary agent. He and my agent read a load of scripts and filter them.
- Big Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a big fan of 'Blackadder,' and my first commercial was directed by John Lloyd - I could have bored him for hours if I'd known he directed my favourite show!
- Nov 07, 2020
Murrow covered something because it needed coverage. He wasn't trying to get an audience just for the sake of it.
- Cold
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- Nov 07, 2020