20 Quotes & Sayings By Tom Holland

Tom Holland is a poet, writer and activist. He works in mental health and human rights in London and New York. Tom is the author of two poetry collections, The Curate's Egg (Haus Publishing) and Night's Sojourn (Visible Ink Press), and the book of prose, Between Here and Here (Visible Ink Press). His latest book of poems, The Other Side of the Road, was published by Tartarus Press in 2015 Read more

His poetry is often inspired by themes around mental illness and he has written several works of fiction and non-fiction about this subject.

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Achievement was worth of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest greatness of all still belonged to the Roman Republic itself Tom Holland
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Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest greatness of all still belonged to the Roman Republic itself Tom Holland
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[T]he greater the sense of awe with which a text was regarded, the more complete might be the amnesia as to the original circumstances of its composition. Tom Holland
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[T]here [is] no limit to what might not be achieved by an alliance between an imperial monarchy and revelations, if truly believed to be heaven-sent, of a prophet. Tom Holland
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Winners are the favourites of heaven. Tom Holland
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I thought, gazing at the beauty of the landscape again, it is as though the fiend has prevailed against the angels, and fixed his throne in a heaven, to rule it as though it were Hell. Tom Holland
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I'm never quite cool, if you know what I mean. I'm basically the worst, best superhero. Tom Holland
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My biggest flaw is probably my attention span or lack thereof. And while it might seem contradictory, my biggest strength is my work ethic. Tom Holland
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If I can bring happiness to people all around the world, then I will try my best to do so. Tom Holland
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The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down. Tom Holland
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Colombia is so different to what I know, and every aspect of the country is different to England, and I loved it. I loved the culture and the food, and the coffee was amazing. The place that we were was stunning, and it really was quite an amazing experience to film out there. Tom Holland
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Dublin is one of my favourite cities. It's an absolutely amazing place. Tom Holland
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It was amazing for me to play a character opposite Benedict Cumberbatch - he's someone who I've looked up to for years - and the idea that I would work with him and then become friends with him was an amazing experience. Tom Holland
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I'd love to make a movie with Tom Hardy. If we ever got the chance to make a Venom movie together, that would be super-cool, but his movie would have to take place in the MCU because I'm not giving up my ticket in the MCU. Tom Holland
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Spider-Man has always been a huge part of my life. I love the movies. I love the comics. And I always just wanted to be Spider-Man. Tom Holland
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I think these movies are definitely comedies. It's quite difficult to take a superhero movie seriously because everything is heightened. A kid being bitten by a radioactive spider and getting superpowers is kind of ridiculous. Tom Holland
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I remember actually going to see the first 'Avengers' with one of my best mates from home. I'd never have dreamed that I'd be in one of these movies, let alone playing Spider-Man. Tom Holland
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My mom thought I could dance because I used to dance to this Janet Jackson song she'd play when I was a baby. Then she would take me to a Saturday dance school. I used to go every week and got spotted by a scout, who suggested I audition for the role of Billy in 'Billy Elliot the Musical.' Tom Holland
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When I was young, my mom realized I could dance and hold a beat, and I really danced just for fun. It was good exercise. Tom Holland