David Hepworth Quotes
The great children's author and illustrator Shirley Hughes marks her 90th birthday by appearing as Michael Berkeley's guest in 'Private Passions'.
Quotes to Explore
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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The difference in the quality of medical care received by people with mental illness is one of the reasons why they live shorter lives than people without mental illness. Even in the best-resourced countries in the world, this life expectancy gap is as much as 20 years. In the developing countries of the world, this gap is even larger.
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I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
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Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of.
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Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.
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College dropouts with significant debt struggle with repayment over the course of their lives and do not receive the benefits afforded to their peers who have debt but obtain higher-paying jobs as a result of college completion.
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Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
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I don't look like a white woman. I look Somali.
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Imam Rauf and his backers have every legal right to build their extravagant Islamic center within the lethal radius of Ground Zero. But the rest of us have the right to question why they insist on doing so.
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Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.
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I think Trump is a very interesting candidate in this sense: I think he has cross-party appeal.
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Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life.
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I'm cold in summer. I'm the coldest person ever! It's very ironic I'm never cold in the scripts. Every time I'm shooting, if you don't see a part of me, there are hot water bottles there.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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I always question myself, but I always say, 'Come on, we can do something good.'
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When I started at Baruch in January 2002, I was almost 23 years old. I'd previously spent five years as an officer the Israeli Navy. I did what I thought you were supposed to do at that age - a little studying and a lot of trying to have fun.
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True knowledge is that knowledge which makes man after self-realization or union with God assert that his real Self is in everything and everybody.
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I think there comes a point where you have to grow up and get over yourself, lighten up...and forgive.
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We can only shape a bright future if we are aware of Germany's enduring responsibility for the ultimate betrayal of all civilised values that was the Shoah.
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The great children's author and illustrator Shirley Hughes marks her 90th birthday by appearing as Michael Berkeley's guest in 'Private Passions'.
