Adrian Anthony Gill (A. A. Gill) Quotes
A lobster bisque ought to be the crowning glory of the potager. And this one was excellent. Silky as a gigolo's compliment and fishy as a chancellor's promise.
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I think I'm very stoic. Death and dying are things that I'm used to.
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Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
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I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.
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I certainly didn't reach out to my old assets and ask 'em how they're doing, although I would have liked to.
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People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
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Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I am very, very diligent and extremely hard-working.
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I don't mind playing my music live. It's fun. But what my real passion is is writing music.
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I find that I don't lie about the big things in life. The things that matter. And about me. While I'm talking about myself, I rarely lie: I know who I am, my level of talent, that I'm not the most versatile filmmaker, the person I am. I don't lie about myself because I don't lie to myself.
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I never grew up thinking, 'One day I will play so and so' because I wasn't expecting to be an actor at all.
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There are signs jobs will be plentiful in the future, if we train and prepare for it. That means investing in technology, innovation, and, as much as Republicans will hate to hear this, renewable energy.
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My budget is similar to the Penny Plan, which cuts 1 percent a year for five or six years and balances the budget.
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I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.
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I always carry a Tom Ford lipstick and Tachta face blotters to get me through the day.
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There's thieves among us Painting the wallsAll kinds of lies, and liesI never told it all
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In real life I am a bit of a tomboy. I like the footy and sports. I am more comfortable in running gear than I am in heels, because I usually trip up in them.
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Saw my reflection, covered in glass. How It reminds me of you.
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We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion.
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Don't let obstacles along the road to eternity shake your confidence in God's promise. The Holy Spirit is God's seal that you will arrive.
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Do what is important, not what is urgent.
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A lobster bisque ought to be the crowning glory of the potager. And this one was excellent. Silky as a gigolo's compliment and fishy as a chancellor's promise.
