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I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wan

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didnt think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine. – Hugh Laurie

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I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things. – Hugh Laurie

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I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. – Hugh Laurie

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You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self. – Hugh Laurie

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With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, theres a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, Hey, wake up! – David Schwimmer

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Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if youre willing to pay the price. – Vince Lombardi

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Success tempts many to their ruin. – Phaedrus

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Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work. – Anna Pavlova

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