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For the last five years, we have been presented with the idea that Barack Obama is superhuman. Barack Obama is unlike any of us or anyone else. And he isn’t. In fact, he’s much less achieved and much less accomplished than most who have gotten half as far as he has, and I think maybe what we saw was the best.
One accusation you can’t throw at me is that I’ve always done my best.
The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.
All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That’s what makes theatre live. That’s why it persists.
I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he’s up there with Bryan Ferry.
I’m aware if I’m playing at my best I’m tough to beat. And I enjoy that.
Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them.
I’m not saying that there’s anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I’m saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven’t quite given ourselves permission to recognize that.
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes ‘Raise the sail with your stronger hand,’ meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.