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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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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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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I believe that a politician needs to be with people.
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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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Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that put things into relief. That's why we like movies and books so much.
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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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It's equal opportunity for all, and we don't play favourites.
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I like to be called a Nigerian rather than somebody from the Third World or the developing or whatever.
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Folks really need to be very cautious about overanalyzing or overparsing what I've said to this reporter or that reporter.
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The sad thing about the optimist is his state of mind concerning himself.
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Evil must be attacked by. . . the day to day assault of the battering rams of justice.
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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.
