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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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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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 have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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I'm interested in human nature. That's why I chose to become an actor.
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I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.
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The Foxy character and Inga Marchand are two different people. My fiance calls me Inga. No one around me calls me Foxy. I go to church every Sunday. I go to Bible study every Friday night. I'm saved.
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I'm a travel enthusiast.
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Today the real test of America's power and wisdom is not our capacity to make war but our capacity to prevent it. Prevention must be our overriding objective. It can be done. Surrendering to the inevitability of combat only paves the way for its occurring.
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When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
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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.
