Jack Bruce Quotes
Growing up in inner-city Glasgow, it sometimes seemed to me money hadn't been invented.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I don't like controversy.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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I always tell audiences when I talk about writing: Writing isn't something I do; writing is something that I am. I am writing - it's just an expression of me.
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Oh, I find it very easy to fall in love.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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I'm very competitive but in a very nice way.
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I like 'The Three Musketeers.' I like those kind of cool things where they were having a robe and a sword.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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Dying in the sanitary environment of a hospital is a relatively new concept. In the late 19th century, dying at a hospital was reserved for people who had nothing and no one. Given the choice, a person wanted to die at home in their bed, surrounded by friends and family.
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I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to get.
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I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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I just want to make a name for myself and get to the next level.
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No man can in any measure resemble the scripture saints.
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Even in my age now, I'm the same as before and just as fearful I only learn how to pretend to be strong.
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I learned the power of radio watching Eleanor Roosevelt do her show. I used to go up to Hyde Park and hold her papers. I was just a messenger, but it planted the bug of radio in me.
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Growing up in inner-city Glasgow, it sometimes seemed to me money hadn't been invented.
