Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
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Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage.
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Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
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My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.
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I can say this: You haven't lived until you've had to wear a triplet pregnancy belly. You would be amazed at what a girl can learn based on the different months of pregnancy to make her character more interesting.
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The American Federation of Teachers has a long track record of working with administrators, parents, and communities to provide real help to struggling students and low-performing schools. We've learned that intensive interventions, proven programs, and adequate resources can transform students' lives and their schools.
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We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.
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And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
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Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the '50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future.
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You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.
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Action, not words.
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I always feel like a script is a recipe, and then you bring the elements into the recipe, and you cook with it.
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Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.
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It's going to be impossible in the 21st century for anyone to think about anything without a Chinese aspect.
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When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.
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A lot of the commercial world wants to bank in on the cachet that jazz brings.
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After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking.
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I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.
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The best things in life are free - and $19.95.
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Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick.
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Memory isn't a theme; it's part of the human condition.
