Ian Hislop Quotes
There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.
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Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.
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Reading allows me to recharge my batteries.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I love to feature children and young adults as real people - flawed, naive, virtuous, venal - but real. I think it adds nuance and depth to the stories that wouldn't exist without them.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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I'm past my wooing days now. See, I am an honest person. If I like a girl, I will go and tell her.
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I don't think I am evangelical in my work.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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I'm a big fan of Katy Perry.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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Nothing comes without hard work. I've been taught that by many people growing up.
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With rap, it's a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take 'em the way they wanna take 'em.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.
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If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe it will not. So it's not only impatience, but there are several other factors.
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There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.
