- Nov 07, 2020
Saying Quotes
The gap between what's said and what's meant.
This set focuses on the friction around saying things: doubts other people voice about an unusual project, the strangeness of writing lyrics meant for someone else's voice, and family conflicts that get said and later forgiven. It pairs well with our Know quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there are people watching me, and if ever I manage to save £1,000 there's someone saying, 'Oh, we'll invent a tax to take that off him.'
- Weak
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm so weak at saying no.
- Phone Call
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying 'no' politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, the question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again, night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don't we all anyway; might as well get paid for it.
- Nov 07, 2020
For artists, we're always looking for approval. We're putting our artwork out there and saying, 'What do you think?'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The difference between me and most Protestants is most Protestants have no problem at all saying 'The Lord told me this' or 'The Lord told me that,' but they won't believe that the Lord speaks through the pope. You know, at least this guy has some credentials.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ayatollahs are trying to unite the whole Arab world against Israel by saying that Israel is something that should be brought to an end.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're about getting all the people who want to compete with Samsung to be able to build devices. So we're kind of down at the guts level saying, 'Hey, we can give you the hardware, the sensor platform, the software you need to go build your own one.'
- Motherhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
A woman who abstains from motherhood saying 'I am working' means she is in fact rejecting motherhood.
- Lightweight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I alienated the automotive industry by saying that cars should be lightweight and compact.
- Darth
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- Nov 07, 2020