Francis Maude Quotes
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.
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I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society.
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Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
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You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'
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I feel sometimes that I'm in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs.
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Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.
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Good artists copy, great artists steal.
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Investing in Chicago property is just Wanda's first move into the U.S. real estate market.
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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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The most important, what I believe myself to do, is what is the interest of Lebanon, what is the interest of my country and my nation? And I'm going to do it fully.
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Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference.
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What we have as artists is the immortalization opportunity that others don't have, because our work is lasting; it's there forever to view.
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I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
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Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.
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I just feel like if I really believe what Dr. King said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,' then I should be compelled to use my God-given platform to effect change.
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You American people worry too much about the China economy. Every time you think China is a problem, we get better, but when you have a high expectation for China, China is always a problem.
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We aren't as divided as we think we are. We're not just Republicans sitting in one corner, and Democrats sitting in the other corner.
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You've got to have the right attire for the right event. I attend a lot of dinners, a lot of concerts, and I have to be on the red carpet; each has its own dress code, and I have to be prepared. Jeans and a hoodie are great for a concert, but a dinner party?
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I couldn't wait to get out, and at 14, I moved into a three-room Georgetown town house with Dad. I never went back. When they eventually sold the house, in 1984, Mom had a goodbye party for 'Merrywood.' I refused to go.
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Being queen is overrated.
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The party at its best has always been a modern party.
