David Blunkett Quotes
We have a media that presents every politician as being as bad as the next. There is no distinguishing between one good idea or another; no explanation of why constitutional change should be uppermost in the minds of the people I represent.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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I think I hid my singing talent from a lot of my friends at school because I didn't want to alienate anyone. If everyone was singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in fact we should own those things that make us really unique.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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I do have the odd dream where I'm on stage and I've completely forgotten what I'm meant to be performing - so they are more nightmares than dreams.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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They didn't accept me theory - not a theory, but just a thought I had about this character. I noticed that this man only exists when the boy comes into the grocery.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.
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I became a dancer late and an actor late.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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I would love a family. I'm at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows.
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
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I am an arm hitter. When you snap the bat with your wrists just as you meet the ball, you give the bat tremendous speed for a few inches of its course. The speed with which the bat meets the ball is the thing that counts.
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I would like to play every day. Whether or not that happens, we'll see.
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To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.
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I've been ripped for being too sensitive, but I do think people need to walk in another person's shoes before they accuse them of being too sensitive.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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The border sheriffs are locally elected. They're accountable. They know the territory and the people. And they can respond the most quickly to what is a real national security emergency, because the border is unprotected.
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We have a media that presents every politician as being as bad as the next. There is no distinguishing between one good idea or another; no explanation of why constitutional change should be uppermost in the minds of the people I represent.
