Charlie Trotter Quotes
All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level.

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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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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.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
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I don't think you can climb Mount Everest with a broken leg, but I did break my leg prior to going to Mount Everest, so I was really climbing with a healing broken leg. I had the good fortune of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. That was a goal that I had.
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I like routine.
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Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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Love is jealous, and ingenious in self-torture in proportion as it is pure and intense.
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If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films.
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I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen?
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I have this extraordinary curiosity about all subjects of the natural and human world and the interaction between the physical sciences and the social sciences.
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Stay externally focused - on your customers - and focus internally when you have to hire.
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I want to re-mythologize 'The Green Hornet' in a contemporary context, with an emphasis on story and character, while at the same time incorporating themes that speak to my heart.
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I'm not going to become a costume version or caricature of myself; I like to morph.
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To be a Bond girl you need courage, charm, determination and feistiness.
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I like to improvise; I think it's just a healthy thing to do, to keep everything loose and fun.
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If he exalts himself, I humble him. If he humbles himself, I exalt him. And I go on contradicting him Until he understands That he is a monster that passes all understanding.
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Young, handsome men never flirt with me. I get heat from old dudes that run the parking garages.
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Nothing ever gets settled in this town. a seething debating society in which the debate never stops, in which people never give up, including me. And so that's the atmosphere in which you administer.
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I think there's as much violence, in a way, as a scene with two women having a cup of coffee in a Ruth Rendell novel - in terms of emotional violence and the violence you can inflict with language - as there is in the most graphic kind of serial killer/slasher novel you can think of.
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All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level.