David Blunkett Quotes
That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today.
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Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
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They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests.
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I always say to my agents, you go through one of these big kind of movies, everyone makes money, but like, I said, 'I'm the one who's gotta go make it, and if I don't have my heart in it, and it's like a love affair, I'm not going to do a good job. Then, and I don't want to just get paid. I just, I don't want to do that.'
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I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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In Spain there were no TV rights for Formula One.
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I want to be able to sing well, but I have the worst voice in the world.
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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
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I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more.
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My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.
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I think this notion that public enterprises do not work and therefore nationalization will be a disaster, I mean, it's not supported by evidence.
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I'm not the kind of person who would want to go into a studio and manage other people and listen to the phone ringing. That's alien to me.
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I can walk into a bookshop and point out a number of books that I find very unattractive in what they say. But it doesn't occur to me to burn the bookshop down. If you don't like a book, read another book. If you start reading a book and you decide you don't like it, nobody is telling you to finish it.
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I don't have an off-duty wardrobe.
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I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write.
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And without forgiveness, there is never any peace.
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TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
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In the beginning I drew and painted from nature in order to know her. Then later, only to fall under her spell. And today, to let her mirror my thoughts and feelings.
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Most of the lyrics are over a year old, and it doesn't feel like it's about me. Time created a distance.
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That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today.
