Polly Toynbee Quotes
So what really works? Treatments in jail do some good, but it's mostly too late: finding a family and a job or just growing older make most prisoners eventually give up crime.
Quotes to Explore
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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I love anything to do with history.
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I don't believe in strong-arming people.
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I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.'
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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I keep on saying, being moderate is fundamental to Islam.
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I'm very competitive but in a very nice way.
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It doesn't have to be a mountain you have to be climbing. I hope to change people's opinion about Saudi in general and Saudi women and Saudi women's opinion about themselves. I really hope they can step out of their comfort zone and just dream: try to push your limits.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether I think it's a good film, whether I like the character and whether I think I could do it. I don't think, 'Oh, I've done X amount of dark films.'
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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Once I can verify my account, I will have a Twitter.
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One day Mum saved up for this exciting new thing - a frozen chicken. She cooked it on the Sunday and we all sat around waiting for it, but there was a terrible smell from the kitchen. She didn't realise that the giblets were in a plastic bag inside it. We just ate vegetables and she cried and cried.
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There are two types of friends: actual friends, and the other kind.
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I've always zoomed through life in a vain attempt to keep up with my sprinting brain. If I have to choose between doing something quickly and doing it right, I often select the speedier option.
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Procrastination doesn't work for everything. For instance, waiting to buy plane tickets at the last minute will typically end up costing you more.
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So what really works? Treatments in jail do some good, but it's mostly too late: finding a family and a job or just growing older make most prisoners eventually give up crime.
