Philippa Gregory Quotes
When I was a child I wanted to be a vet. I'd come home with "lost" kittens and dogs. My mother would tell me to put them back.
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
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Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
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I focus on the elements of a movie that are meant to invisibly affect me as a viewer. The edges. As an author, I'm aware of how the subconscious things can pluck at a reader's emotions, and I love it when filmmakers do the same.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
Garry Kasparov -
The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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Music is such a part of my soul.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
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I go home at the end of the day and I rarely talk about what I did that day. So my wife's experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they're doing.
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I have never been able to read Agatha Christie - the pleasure is purely in the puzzle, and the reader is toyed with by someone who didn't decide herself who the killer was until the end of the writing.
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I am delighted to invest in JetSynthesys and join the Board as Non-Executive Chairman. JetSynthesys aims to become the platform of choice for digital content and experience. We have invested extensively in backend technology infrastructure that is best in class in the world.
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You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.
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I always aim to understand how much humanity is contained in each human being and how I can protect this humanity in a person.
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When I was a child I wanted to be a vet. I'd come home with "lost" kittens and dogs. My mother would tell me to put them back.
