"That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more."

-- Stephen Bayley

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“My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant.”
“The mouthier I got, the more I'd be celebrated.”
“Never destroy without thought your enemy's pretences; they are usually your best weapon against him.”

Source : Mary Renault (1956). “The Last of the Wine”
“If there is pain, use it as an awareness, as meditation, as a sharpening of the soul. And when pleasure is there, use it as a droning, as a forgetfulness. Both are ways to reach God. One is to remember yourself totally, and one is to forget yourself totally.”
“The masses are in reality their own leaders, dialectically creating their own development process.”
“Maybe da Vinci didnâ€™t serve lamb in his painting of the Last Supper, but there was room for interpretation. Jesus himself was the lamb led to the slaughter.”
“My family are very down-to-earth people. We are not showbizzy at all.”
“I watch a lot of TV, but I find that recently it's largely oddball stuff ... Scripted stuff sometimes feels like homework, like I'm scoping out the competition or something.”

Source : Ain't It Cool News interview, July 17, 2003.

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