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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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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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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I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.
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If I learned anything from the Army, it was about being able to get things done, no matter how tough the assignment, and it served me later in life.
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In all fields of creativity you see the result of work that has become habit. Where the creative impulse has become flaccid or has died out altogether, and yet because it is our work and our life we continue to do it.
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I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way.
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I still have never met Harry Saltzman, and was told he is quite unpleasant.
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I knew she was from Australia and I knew that is where she started but I didn't know if she was still popular there. I hope people understand we aren't making fun of Kylie.
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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.
