Philippa Gregory Quotes
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.
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Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.
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I never sold any of my pieces. I had all the money I wanted. Then I would have lost my sculptures and just had more money.
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If you never give up, you'll be successful.
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A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
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Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.
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I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.
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Bahrain lies at the epicenter of Gulf security and any violent upheaval in Bahrain would have enormous geopolitical consequences. Global economic stability depends on the uninterrupted export of crude oil from the Gulf to markets around the world - a job that historically has been assigned to the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
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If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
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The process of getting conscious, for me, was a very, very uncomfortable, disturbing, and sometimes physically painful process. And so that's the standard to which I write, because it was what I've experienced over my time.
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'Blue Valentine' was a really sad movie, but I loved the moments when they're discovering each other for the first time.
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I love going to the cinema and thinking you're seeing something, and you end up on a whole other planet, and you can't believe it.
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Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand.
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One had sown the seeds of corruption, and the other watered and nurtured it. Both the TDP and Congress have played their bit in patronising Satyam.
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It is so difficult – at least, I find it difficult – to understand people who speak the truth.
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When you're young, everything seems like a romance. At 96, I can still feel romantic about publishing young unknown writers.
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Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.
