Bob Monkhouse Quotes
People who hadn't noticed me, or who had written me off as a game show host, started to reassess me. There were people who hadn't seen me as a stand-up artist and liked it. Suddenly I was in fashion again.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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The tech industry - and, more specifically, Silicon Valley - continues to stumble forward in earnest about how few women are represented in its top ranks of management and on its boards.
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Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
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Christ imparts the capacity of conquest to our lives every single day that we are willing to believe Him.
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We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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I remember having my father stand over me when I had driven over my own foot; one leg was out of the car and one leg was in the car. He looked at me and told me that I was a drunk and that he was ashamed to call me his son. That night, I stopped drinking and I never drank again; I was twenty four.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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You who speak languages, you are such liars.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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Nobody in France would ever say 'He's a Jewish novelist' or 'She's a black novelist,' even though people do write about those subjects. It would look absurd to a French person to go into a bookstore and see a 'Gay Studies' section.
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I'm vehemently against population transfer. I'm against expelling anyone from his house, ever - whether it be a Jew or an Arab.
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If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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I think it's always funny when somebody thinks you're going to do something super sexy and then you don't.
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To mark the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to launch an FDNY shirt that pays tribute to the brave first responders who, like my father, risk their lives in the line of duty on a regular basis. All of the proceeds raised from the sale of the T-shirt benefit the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.
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Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work.
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We can switch on the light at any time and make a sandwich. A great amount of people eat around the clock.
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People who hadn't noticed me, or who had written me off as a game show host, started to reassess me. There were people who hadn't seen me as a stand-up artist and liked it. Suddenly I was in fashion again.
