James William Middleton Quotes
It's awkward going back up to Edinburgh to see my old friends, because I'm not on the same wavelength.
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I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.
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I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
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We wrote 'Olive Kitteridge' as six hours, and they asked us to make it in four.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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My sin as a painter is that I just want to paint anything I want to paint - and repaint.
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With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.
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I only got interested in radio once I talked my way into an internship at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 1978, never having heard the network on the air.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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Politics is largely a matter of heart.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.
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To suggest that you can't be both a mother who is completely in love with her babies, and a professional who is tough and tenacious, is ridiculous.
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However wack anyone thought 'Whatzupwitu' was, there's not a lot of people that have footage of themselves dancing around in the clouds with Michael Jackson. I do have that forever.
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You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
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Amazon's 'Twitch' appears to be creating a service that operates like Twitter.
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I love the Kerastase Hair Oils and the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer. They're great for making my hair really soft, but to be honest, any cheap conditioner works. Just leave it on and let it soak in, and it really helps, whatever you use.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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I don't read my reviews, but I have a bunch of them and I will when I'm 80.
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Retouching is an incredible tool but can also create unrealistic expectations for women who don't understand that an image is not how the subject really looks. Even the subjects themselves can't live up to their retouched images.
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quoted in American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good (2015)
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Disney is very much a child's theater - it's a very specific kind of acting. It's loud and boisterous with the goal to draw the attention of children and keep the attention of children, and it can kind of be cheesy and loud, and I had to unpack a lot of that, because as an actor, you kind of internalize, and you basically become a character.
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In a zombie apocalypse, I expect insane things to happen.
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There is no dignity without work. You can't tell someone who has nothing to eat to stay patient.
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It's awkward going back up to Edinburgh to see my old friends, because I'm not on the same wavelength.
