Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
Truth can break the gates down, truth can howl in the street; unless truth is pleasing, personable and easy to like, she is condemned to stay whimpering at the back door.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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Working with the brothers can put pressure on my voice, so I choose to do my own solo thing so I can save my voice. I couldn't do both now. The Neville Brothers is a funk band; they play loud, and I have a strong voice.
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The government in Turkey, which represents the powerful, traditionalist mass, is very comfortable creating policies tailored only for their supporters.
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When I was filming 'Ouija,' there were some elements in that that really creeped me out.
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Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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I think the next president needs to lead on cultural issues and experience, particularly on foreign policy.
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Suning from a management concept and technology point of view isn't simply an appliance company.
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The longer you are in a place, the more you get under its layers.
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I've never had a treehouse because I live in New York City. It would be a little bit hard to fit a treehouse in a New York City apartment.
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When we think of Gemini.com, it will be like a Nasdaq for bitcoin.
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation - just think of an incurable disease such as an inoperable cancer - we are challenged to change ourselves.
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We know that if religion is allowed into schools, pupils will sometimes begin to question the teaching they receive.
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I'm someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.
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In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me that I've written down and shoved in my pocket, I also say the name of every person I've ever known who's passed on.
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The lack of diversity in higher education is a problem we as a country must tackle if we're going to live up to our promise.
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I wasn't great in class and suffered from dyslexia and ADHD; still do. As a result I could never sit in class listening quietly, and my attention would inevitably end up wandering after a short while.
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There are no easy solutions for Israel's own governance problems.
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He’s freed some fire from ice in pity for Heaven. He’s left open—for God—the doors of Hell tonight.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.
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Truth can break the gates down, truth can howl in the street; unless truth is pleasing, personable and easy to like, she is condemned to stay whimpering at the back door.
