Elizabeth Montagu Quotes
To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under those of another.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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I've actually done a lot of comedy.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
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I never was a very good singer.
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As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating force. That it has become what it has become is shocking to me. I just wanted to be able to take care of my kids.
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We are a very big and vast Government, and naturally, every ministry is becoming bigger and bigger. It becomes, therefore, essential that there should be proper coordination.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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Netanyahu supports - and he truly does support - building a Palestinian state within Israel.
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Christ's strength is manifest in our weakness, so if we had everything together there would be no need for Him.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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To be honest, I enjoy all different types of films and experiences.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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We've always believed in our music.
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I'm not a size 0, and I'm nowhere close to it. But, I don't want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you don't know what's going on under there.
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We also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That's not leadership; that's a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It's the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq - and we should have learned it by now.
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The truth sustains me.
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Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.
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To hell with love of country - I compete for myself.
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To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under those of another.
