Hugh MacDiarmid Quotes
It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we should lean and turn to Europe, for it is there our future prosperity lies.
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I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
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Think what evil creeps liberals would be if their plans to enfeeble the individual, exhaust the economy, impede the rule of law, and cripple national defense were guided by a coherent ideology instead of smug ignorance.
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I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get done.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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We have seen the damage already caused to the music industry and we have to continue to make the public and government bodies globally aware of the damage that will happen if DVD piracy is not brought under control.
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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven.
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One way or another, Gaza's residents must live in peace with Israel.
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The world is changing very profoundly.
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Men are the Rosie-the-Riveters of parenting: They’re brought in only when needed, and considered disposable thereafter.
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My love is of a birth as rare As 'tis for object strange and high; It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility.
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He lay in the dark thinking of all the things he did not know about his father and he realised that the father he knew was all the father he would ever know.
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Most of the films I've done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming.
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I love to wear dresses when I'm pregnant.
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One day, people will be able to buy tickets to visit space.
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The details are details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the connections. It will in the end be these details that give the product its life.
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When I get an idea for a book, something appeals to me, it's usually a character. I'll see a picture of a female marshal in front of the courthouse in Miami and she's got a shotgun on her hip and it goes up on an angle. And she's good-looking. And I say, 'I've got to use her.'
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You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt.
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To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.
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I don't often get involved with campaigns at all.
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.
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It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we should lean and turn to Europe, for it is there our future prosperity lies.
