Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (Colette) Quotes
I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.
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People forget I go to work. They forget that the Coleridge house was bought and paid for by the daughter of a travel agent and a barmaid from what the actor Richard Burton once described as the nightmarish 'featureless suburb' of Croydon.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs – let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.
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I was lucky enough to have parents with a huge film library. My mum is a huge Bollywood film geek. When we were kids, we would watch Indian films with her as well as Chinese and Japanese films. My father was more into the classics, American films, and also Hitchcock films.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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I like to control my own personal life.
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I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.
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Some people call me scrappy - and that's because I am.
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A city, far from being a cluster of buildings, is actually a sequence of spaces enclosed and defined by buildings.
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For me, a good thriller must teach me something about the real world. Thrillers like 'Coma,' 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'The Firm' all captivated me by providing glimpses into realms about which I knew very little - medical science, submarine technology and the law.
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I have moments of darkness, of anger, and moments of rage. They do creep up at the most inopportune times. Not to recognize that in my music would give people a sense of sainthood that I don't necessarily have or even want to have.
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I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.
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No matter what people say, about what I did, about what I am like... They say you are not dedicated or hardworking. A lot of people say things about me, but they don't realise I have played 250 games. It's not like you just land up in the team, sit down and play 250 games. You can't survive like that in international cricket.
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I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.
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I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.
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If I can't be famous, I want at least to be infamous.
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I have gotten to travel the world and experience all these incredible things thanks to my career.
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The period of strikes reflected well on Costa Rica because it showed how we can resolve these disputes peacefully and democratically.
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I am devoted to my two children, who are far and away more important to me than anything.
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You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
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I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.
