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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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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I don't think a reggaeton song will break again like 'Gasolina' did.
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When you have to do as much as women do, the Internet allows you to - from home - figure out a way to extend your reach and power in the world. It allows you to do what job you've done traditionally, and create aspirations by carrying on a job and using the Internet to amplify everything you're doing.
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Beirut turned into a war zone in a matter of hours. We were stuck at home, the roads were blocked.
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I wanted a good relationship with my mother, and I realized I had a choice: Either I could spend all my time angry that she didn't give me the hugs I thought I needed, or I could understand that she hugs differently. It's not a spread-open-the-arms, 'come here' hug. She hugs by sheltering me from her worries.
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The lake was always my orienting point when my dad was teaching me how to not get lost. The lake is east, so you'll always know that. It's a weird thing where you can kind of feel where you're at in Chicago, and when I was downtown, I was like, 'Oh, it feels more open over here. That must be east.' It felt like a little secret thing.
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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.
