Simon Callow Quotes
When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.
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Wearing nice lingerie makes me feel really glamorous. I love to splurge on that.
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My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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I've shared the fate of many working mothers; I felt guilty like them.
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Being an actor is a good way to earn a living. And to meet fabulous people. It's great to live very comfortably. I've been lucky, I've had a lot of fun with great roles, but it is true that if I were extremely rich, I would stop and I would go to play football on a beach in the Caribbean with my children.
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Sometimes I want to party, sometimes I want to fight and sometimes I want to cry.
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A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano.
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If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
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I like those stories that capture the brutality of life, but there's still some kind of melancholy romance.
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The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we were supposed to do.
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Madam, I have come from a country where people are hanged if they talk.
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I wasn't being followed around by paparazzi all the time. I was able to be a kid and spend that time with my family and not grow up too quickly.
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About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.
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Radio 1 has always championed women; take Annie Nightingale, for example. One of my heroes.
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If you want a friend, buy a dog.
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I'm not in the clubs; I'm a homebody. I go out when I feel I have to for work or if there's a special function. You might catch me at the grocery store, but you won't see me out and about in Atlanta.
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The bottom line is that when Senator Inhofe says, 'Global warming is a hoax,' he is just dead wrong, according to the vast majority of climate scientists.
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The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.
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When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who had the, not only the right, but the obligation to discipline his wife and children to keep them in line?
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Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children.
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A drop in younger children visiting libraries is of great concern. As children's laureate, I am passionate about the role of libraries, both in schools and in the wider community. They are unique places where children can begin their journey as readers, as well as being creative hubs.
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When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.
