Simon Sebag Montefiore Quotes
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People always want to doubt you.
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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When police or security personnel work in schools, they should follow the community policing model that integrates officers into school life, not just involve them when trouble arises.
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If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.
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At about 17, I decided I wanted to take kiteboarding seriously and compete, so my agents were like, 'Just keep sending in a few audition tapes anyway, just for good stuff.'
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My work isn't any more important than anything else in the family.
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Kids and adults are treated differently on sets. Being a kid, you can get away with anything, and it looks cute. But as an adult, it's a whole new journey.
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But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.
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I never thought I'd get a chance to sing with Wilson Pickett but we did.
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I certainly had no intention of playing a man.
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I like to play the ukulele, but I'm not, like, awesome at it. I mostly play the piano and the guitar.
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You have to like the characters you play.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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I think that a lot of women experience that balance between feeling insecure about and appreciative for their bodies. I definitely have.
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Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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The birth certificate of the royal baby lists her parents' occupations as being 'the prince and princess of the United Kingdom.' It says that under occupation, which I guess sounds better than 'unemployed.'
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With confidence you believe you can overcome your weaknesses. With arrogance you don't even see your weaknesses.
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I always find that the more Jewish you are, the more people respect you.
