Philippa Gregory Quotes
Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
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Well, I guess most people would only know me from The O.C. I did a few episodes of Gilmore Girls before that. I was also a client on a lot of lawyer shows.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.
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'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie.
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Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man.
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What's so special about this team is that we all have the same mentality, this sort of, 'We've been knocked down, let's get back up' mentality.
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I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs.
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I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
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Every moment there is creation, every moment destruction. There is no absolute creation, no absolute destruction. Both are movement, and that is eternal.
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The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.
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I come from a family of educators. My sister is a college teacher. My dad is a college teacher, but first a junior high teacher.
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I find it enormously valuable to be sure that that the pacing is what I think it is and that the scenes have the shape I think they have musically and dramatically.
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I saw a sign one time that said 'hemorrhoids awareness week' at the doctor's office. Let me tell you, if you got hemorrhoids, I'm sure you are aware of it. You don't need a sign to tell anybody about it.
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With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again.
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I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.
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I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living - the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.
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I'm not trying to acquire a reputation as serious documentary maker for its own sake.
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I hope that my children will someday be as proud of me as I am of my mom. I am so grateful to be her daughter. I'm so grateful that she is Charlotte's and Aiden's grandmother. She makes me proud every single day.
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I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.
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Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.
