David Copperfield Quotes
'It was as true,' said Mr. Barkis, 'as turnips is. It was as true,' said Mr. Barkis, nodding his nightcap, which was his only means of emphasis, 'as taxes is. And nothing's truer than them.'
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When I started acting, it was like a double identity crisis - your basic crisis, compounded by people saying, 'there goes Robards' kid, Bacall's kid.' Now I realize, sure, that gets your foot in the door, but once it's there, it's your foot. I'm not bothered anymore. I'm confident of my abilities.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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A purpose of our lives is to broaden what we can understand and say and therefore be.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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Whenever I'm free, I spend time with people I love, people that inspire me in many different ways.
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Why pay a fee for Internet content when a million free sites are just a click away? There's no incentive until people are too addicted to the Net to turn off their computers, yet are bored with what's available.
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It seems like WikiLeaks has better information on Hillary Clinton than she does herself.
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In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.
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Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.
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I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.
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I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
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Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.
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Notting Hill is a very different carnival from anywhere else. This is an international city, so it represents everybody. You walk around every corner here, you'll hear something new. It's awesome.
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Rock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world.
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Both me and Ishmeet were very naughty. We used to have my grandfather's swords in the house. We used to take all these swords and take all the showpieces Mom had and slice them one by one. He actually locked my nana in the kitchen once for two hours.
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All in all, I think Kazan is Russia's sportiest city after Moscow, leaving all the others far behind.
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My mom has helped me so much. She has great style, and she's an amazing dresser.
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Make a list. Score your dates. Market yourself wisely. Find your needle.
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He was my hero. I enjoyed being with him. He wasn't as stern as he was on camera. He was like a kid around me.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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Alas, it looks like those unsubstantiated rumours about me are about to come true after all this time.
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'It was as true,' said Mr. Barkis, 'as turnips is. It was as true,' said Mr. Barkis, nodding his nightcap, which was his only means of emphasis, 'as taxes is. And nothing's truer than them.'
