David Blunkett Quotes
In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
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No one ever tells a story to help you figure out where to go when a door closes on you.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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I know some people are really comfortable with talking about their feelings and hopes and fears in public, but I'm not, and I don't think it's that extraordinary.
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I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
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I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.
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When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.
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I have been shocked at the number of people who don't watch television.
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There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury.
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I'm part Filipino, part Japanese, part Chinese, part Malaysian, and part Spanish, and all those people, they love their karaoke. So whenever my family got together, we'd all karaoke.
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I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba - Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue.
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I don't think Ed Horman could be dishonest if his life depended on it.
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I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive.
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I don't know about you, but I love going on trips - especially with my family.
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Whenever I see a Frans Hals, I feel the desire to paint; but when I see a Rembrandt, I want to give it up.
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Don't ever give up. You gotta keep trying, and never give up.
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My mother has always kept the entire family together - my dad, due to his business, has always been travelling, and hence, she at times had to play the role of a father and a mother as well.
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In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy.
