Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
[Margaret Thatcher] said there was no thing such as society. This is what I find so interesting psychologically. Where did she come from? She had no mother. Her father came from a very identifiable background: religious, highly conformist.
Hilary Mantel
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But all that being said about modulation, if you're serving people delicious food, they won't complain.
Sally Schneider
I feel curious about every situation I'm in.
Paloma Faith
Useful undertakings which require sustained attention and vigorous precision in order to succeed often end up by being abandoned, for, in America, as elsewhere, the people move forward by sudden impulses and short-lived efforts.
Alexis de Tocqueville
Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.
Desmond Tutu
I think whenever you have a common goal with someone, you're going to bond. It's really hard to get two people together and be like, 'Hey guys, why don't you just bond!' But if you say, 'Listen, I need you guys to build this house, or I need you to do this or I need you to make this movie,' you'll get to work and you'll get close.
Ben Schnetzer
We're betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.
Bob Ehrlich
I'm very independent, creatively, always trying to push myself - and I think that comes from my mother.
Felicity Jones
My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He was almost a 100 years old. And, you know, he had a very good life. He came to America and he had a good life.
Christopher Walken
To this day, I adore classical music, and I'm very interested in opera, which I found out later my father was also extremely fond of.
David Newman
My mother has never been involved in my professional life. I am very close to my mother but we keep it on a mother-daughter basis and not a work-related basis.
Sheena Easton
There's something great about having all the attention and focus. I mean, you can't beat that.
Chris Lane
[Margaret Thatcher] said there was no thing such as society. This is what I find so interesting psychologically. Where did she come from? She had no mother. Her father came from a very identifiable background: religious, highly conformist.
Hilary Mantel
