Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes
Sophie Chattel-Monkheim was a Socialist by conviction and a Chattel-Monkheim by marriage.
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At the end of your twenties, you realize you are inherently flawed, and that's great, and that's what makes you dynamic.
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I don't know why men are so fascinated with television and I think it has something to do with - if I may judge from my own father, who used to sit and stare at the TV while my mother was speaking to him - I think that's a man's way of tuning out.
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As a scholar who regularly surveys archival material, I think that, a century from now, cultural historians will find David Horowitz's spiritual and political odyssey paradigmatic for our time.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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The BBC must never be all about ratings - or even mainly about ratings. In the past year, we have made a raft of terrific programmes which stand comparison with the best the BBC has ever done: 'Blue Planet,' 'Walking with Beasts,' 'Son of God,' 'Clocking Off,' 'The Way We Live Now,' 'Conspiracy,' 'Lost World.'
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Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.
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I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn.
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India has large proven reserves of gas that remain unexploited.
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I've always been a dreamer.
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There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions.
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In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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'Tis but a Tent where takes his one day's rest A Sultan to the realm of Death addrest; The Sultan rises, and the dark Ferrash Strikes, and prepares it for another Guest.
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My work has always been political, because the choice of being an artist is political in China.
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We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.
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On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
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When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd go to see a Buster Keaton movie and come home and try things out I'd seen. I learned to do pratfalls when I was very young.
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Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.
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The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs.
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Fashion is a great love of mine. I’m used to looking really hard for clothes that I like and I am really fortunate to have an amazing team of talented artists who work day and night with me to create our visions and make them come alive.
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Politicians against gay marriage now, are the future villains of our American History books.
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Amazon is holding its own because the service it provides - offering millions of books and other items quickly and easily from home at any hour of the day or night - is a real one, and one that was impossible before there was an Internet.
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The first Indy was definitely the one I remember. It's my favorite race I've ever done. It's the most memorable race I've ever done, for sure. Even more than when I won. I just remember everything about it.
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Sophie Chattel-Monkheim was a Socialist by conviction and a Chattel-Monkheim by marriage.
