Nigella Lawson (Nigella Lucy Lawson) Quotes
You need a balance in life between dealing with whats going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world.
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I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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Come hell or high water, adopted or my own. I am going to have, I must have some kids.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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The tax incentives in place for 'House of Cards' in Maryland have resulted in hundreds and hundreds of jobs and not just for actors, but for carpenters and waitresses and hotel workers. The amount of hotel nights and meals that the production of a television series brings to a state is staggering.
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It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
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My mother was always supportive.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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I don't read as much as people may expect. In fact, sometimes I feel that I should probably read more, but then I do believe that one of the big problems of our times is that there's too much reading and not enough thinking.
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In the Andes and the Alps, I have seen melting glaciers. At both of the Earth's Poles, I have seen open sea where ice once dominated the horizon.
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I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, there's always the town gossip - 'Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household?' So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut.
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I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.
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But he understood from hard-earned experience that true security comes through making peace with your neighbors.
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When you have been just told that the girl you love is definitely betrothed to another, you begin to understand how Anarchists must feel when the bomb goes off too soon.
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I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.
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It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.
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I grew up on a farm and didn't have connections, and I had a dream that I believed in, and I felt passionate about it, so if I can instill hope into somebody too with the film, that's what I most want.
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From time to time, just about every 'Vanity Fair' writer has a chance to sell rights to an article or a book to Hollywood.
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A belief may be larger than a fact.
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I started in investment banking at Allen & Company in 1991. It was the go-go days of media mergers, and we were incredibly busy with one deal after another. Unlike typical investment banking groups, even in the midst of merger mania, we didn't have a formal face-time culture - and I felt empowered by that.
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You need a balance in life between dealing with whats going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over.
