Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
And if a diversion is needed, why not arrest a general? Arthur Dillon is a friend of eminent deputies, a contender for the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Front; he has proved himself at Valmy and in a halfdozen actions since. In the National Assembly he was a liberal; now he is a republican. Isn't it then logical that he should be thrown into gaol, July 1, on suspicion of passing military secrets to the enemy?
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I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.
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My life has changed in many ways, both on an economic and personal level. All major league players are accorded the respect they deserve. In Cuba, it was not that way. National team players were not respected. The treatment was not adequate.
Yoenis Cespedes
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
Barack Obama
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Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.
Dan Castellaneta
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Rather than spend millions getting film stars, I am quite happy to be brand ambassador myself.
Vijay Mallya
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I've been singing since I was 8 years old and working in clubs since I was 14. I've been working full time since I was 16.
Randy Travis
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I was raised on NBC television.
Dan Harmon
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Stereotyping of any race or culture is narrow-minded, and I can't wait to help break the shackles.
Nargis Fakhri
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The owners have the right to pay you whatever they want to. They don't have to pay you if they don't want to.
Gary Sheffield
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I started doing improv my sophomore year.
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If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills.
Harlan Coben
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They'd better be physically tough when they start pulling on their football pants.
Vince Lombardi
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Thank God I'm with the love of my life. That's why I know I'm right where I'm supposed to be.
Garth Brooks
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Freedom is the alone unoriginated birthright of man, and belongs to him by force of his humanity; and is independence on the will and co-action of every other in so far as this consists with every other person’s freedom.
Immanuel Kant
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Obviously, my label would want me to be on the radio all the time, but that's not my personal goal.
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Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable.
Daniel Webster
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Sylvia Plath
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It's a lie. I agree with the military experts who say it's a quagmire.
Jane Fonda
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Jackson possessed the brutality essential in war; Lee did not. He could clasp the hand of a wounded enemy, whilst Jackson ground his teeth and murmured, 'No quarter to the violators of our homes and firesides', and when someone deplored the necessity of destroying so many brave men, he exclaimed: 'No, shoot them all, I do not wish them to be brave.'
J. F. C. Fuller
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Only by spiritual practice can we break through our karma and the effects of the causes we have made. Only then can we escape from them. It matters not whether you have acquired any merit. Merit is merit. Karma is karma. Nonetheless, if one practices the Quan Yin Method, one can be liberated regardless of having any merit or not. It is so logical, so scientific.
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For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.
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And if a diversion is needed, why not arrest a general? Arthur Dillon is a friend of eminent deputies, a contender for the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Front; he has proved himself at Valmy and in a halfdozen actions since. In the National Assembly he was a liberal; now he is a republican. Isn't it then logical that he should be thrown into gaol, July 1, on suspicion of passing military secrets to the enemy?
Hilary Mantel