Bernard Cornwell Quotes
'It is not wise, I think, to mix private revenge with war.' 'Of course it's not wise, but it's bloody enjoyable. Enjoying yourself, Sergeant?' 'Never been happier, sir.'Bernard Cornwell
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
Rafael Nadal -
I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
Damien Chazelle -
As a younger actor, I had delusions. I would dream of Scorsese and De Niro; I would meet people, and it would be like this, and it would change moviemaking in France, and Paris would become the center of the world.
Vincent Cassel -
It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
Aaron Koblin -
Writing for children, you do bear a responsibility to not include overt or graphic adult content that they are not ready for and don't need, or to address adult concepts or themes from an oblique angle or a child's limited viewpoint, with appropriate context, without being graphic or distressing.
Garth Nix -
Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
Tammy Wynette
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
Laura Fraser -
When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.
Abhishek Bachchan -
I guess I'm curious about how people process grief and how they process loss. And I'm also interested in the ways in which an event can have long-reaching consequences and a life over the course of years.
Dan Chaon -
Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
Talulah Riley -
Schweitzer is where I found snowboarding; it will always have a special place in my heart and is a top-notch ski resort. It has some of the best bowl tree skiing in the world and breathtaking views of Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille.
Nate Holland -
I don't run behind authority.
Naguib Sawiris
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When we overthrew Mubarak, we did this in 18 days. And because we were very naive and very unexperienced in revolutions, we thought that that was it. It is very difficult to imagine that you can actually get rid of a dictatorship that has been there for 60 years only in 18 days. So we were very naive.
Bassem Youssef -
We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
Larry Kramer -
Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
Ban Ki-moon -
Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons.
Edith Head -
As an artist, all I want is to be a part of good films.
Vijay Sethupathi -
In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.
Nancy Gibbs
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I've got to really try and manage my patience out there.
Jason Day -
I would've given my right arm to do something on the 'Ray' film, the movie about Ray Charles.
Ne-Yo -
Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
Ralph Peters -
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
Jonathan Swift -
The very provision of benches by the council or the corporation acknowledges the human need to be private in public, to be conspicuously idle, to have nothing better to do.
Mal Peet -
'It is not wise, I think, to mix private revenge with war.' 'Of course it's not wise, but it's bloody enjoyable. Enjoying yourself, Sergeant?' 'Never been happier, sir.'
Bernard Cornwell