Harold Wilson Quotes
I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.
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I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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The very qualities that make it harder for women to get elected - not being part of the old boy's network - gives them the advantage of having fresh, and yes, clean faces.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.
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On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.
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By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
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I think you could find some waves on the west side of Denmark, but I never tried it.
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she's fearless and she's ahead of the game. She's ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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I was working in Lexington when I recognized this actor, Michael Shannon, and I was like, 'What do you do?' He told me to get into a theater company, so I got into a theater company near my hometown. I was a carpenter there. And then I slowly got some work.
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Don't you have much more faith in ideas that you discover for yourself than in ideas that are handed to you on a silver platter?
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The mysterious complexity of our life is not to be embraced by maxims ... to lace ourselves up in formulas of that sort is to repress all the divine promptings and inspirations that spring from growing insight and sympathy.
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Let's use our stories to encourage listening to one another and to hear not just the good news, but also the pain that lies at the back of a lot of people's stories and histories.
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Candidates are up one day, down the other. Candidates' fortunes turn on a dime. They can be determined by a good or bad debate performance.
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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.
