Paul Merton Quotes
I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?
Quotes to Explore
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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My father didn't know his last name. My father got his last name from his grandfather, and his grandfather got it from his grandfather who got it from the slavemaster.
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I think any song should sound good just played on a solitary instrument with the vocal. If you have those basics you have all you need. The production then just polishes that idea into the finished thing.
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Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.
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It's nice to just embrace the natural beauty within you.
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Siberia is a state of mind.
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I'm from Minnesota. I like to be barefoot, running through the woods.
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I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it.
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The first time we meet another person an insidious little voice in our head says, 'I might wear eyeglasses or be chunky around the hips or a girl, but at least I'm not Gay or Black or a Jew.' Meaning: I may be me - but at least I have the good sense not to be YOU.
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As female artists, we have to be constantly criticized for the way that we look, the way that we dress, on a whole other level that men don't have to face.
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I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear it?'
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The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.
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Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.
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'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is just one of those movies that's like a page of history. You can't really go wrong. It's a prequel. It's not like number three. Which is really cool, to be the before as opposed to the after.
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Women want love to be a novel, men a short story.
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I'm very thankful; I'm very appreciative for everything that the Denver Broncos organization has done for me.
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People are really interested in economic security.
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The only obligation you have as a film-maker is to tell your version of the truth and to use your film to illuminate reality. Whatever that means.
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Night's son was drivingHis golden-haired horses up;Over the eastern firthsHigh flashed their manes.
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I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it. You're aware that if you're nicking all the budget, somebody else is getting threepence ha'penny, or the production values aren't going to be so high.
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I draw and play the piano badly. But when I'm doing those things, I'm concentrating so hard there's no room for worry. I find that onstage, too.
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I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.
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I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?
