Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
I spend a lot of my time talking to the dead, but since I get paid for it, no one thinks I'm mad.
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'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype.
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If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
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I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.
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How hard can it be to walk up and down in a straight line? You just need to put one step in front of another; most people do it all the time. What's the worst that can happen? You fall over. Sometimes that happens to non-models, too; it wouldn't be the end of the world.
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Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
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Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
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I've always been very fond of animals.
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I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.
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I love Levon Helm - he's one of my favorite guys.
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I always say that people are like peanut shells on the ocean: the waves will take them everywhere.
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Comedy is just one of the many professions that women are taking over.
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My father and his brothers and sisters were childhood Irish jig champions in the Bronx. At our family celebrations, they all get out and do the jig. And of course, the younger generation, me and my cousins and my brothers, we have our own Americanized renditions of the Irish jig, which is a bit more like 'Lord of the Dance.'
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Der alte Jude, das ist der Mann.
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'Calvin, what kind of trouble are you planning to make?''No trouble at all,' said Calvin, annoyed. 'Why do you think I want to cause trouble?''Because you are awake.'
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I'm so excited. I love radio and being on the new Mix 102.9.
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When it comes to the environment in our own backyard, we understand it far better than anybody in Washington D.C.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day.
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It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.
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We possess within us a force of incalculable power, which if we direct it in a conscious and wise manner, gives us the mastery of ourselves and allows us not only to escape from physical and mental ills, but also to live in relative happiness.
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I spend a lot of my time talking to the dead, but since I get paid for it, no one thinks I'm mad.
