W. S. Gilbert Quotes
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
W. S. Gilbert
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I hired a personal trainer to help me lose 25 pounds and get from obese to fat. My next step will be to get from fat to chubby.
Adam McKay
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As much as I don't want to admit it, my fans are the only ones that can hurt my feelings when they're not pleased with what I'm presenting. I want it to be perfect for them. I want them to have a different sense of pride in my music.
Wale
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The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.
Iain Duncan Smith
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I had the option of building a career in the U.S. Many of my friends who went at the time did not come back, but for me, building the family business and being with family was worth it. I became a general manager within four months, as I used my education to improve productivity and output.
Baba Kalyani
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I know the fact that I was born means I have to die, so my only aim is to reach out and help someone along the way.
Aaron Neville
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Growing up, Tina Turner was definitely one of my influences, and, um, I take things from different artists, and I put them in my music, and I put them in my persona and my - they help me form into the artist that I am, so - for people to actually hear that come through the music is exciting.
La'Porsha Renae
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My family always encouraged my drawing ability. Kids in school who teased me about my reading would get out of their seats and stand behind my desk as I worked and go, 'Wow, you can really draw.' Later, I earned a degree in Fine Art and got a Ph.D. in Art History.
Patricia Polacco
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My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.
Yancy Butler
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The same way one tells a recipe, one tells a family history. Each one of us has our past locked inside.
Laura Esquivel
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My wrestling and family go together. It's always been that way, from day one with my mom and dad, my sister, my wife, four daughters, grandsons, son-in-laws.
Dan Gable
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I have to take care of my family, my team, and my legacy.
Rafael dos Anjos
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I've always been a fan of science fiction. My family, we all used to watch 'Star Trek' together, which is kind of a nerdy family activity.
Olivia Wilde
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When I was seven months pregnant with my son, my mother and I took a trip to El Salvador, where she's from. Frequent visits with her to see my extended family have taught me how different life can be if you are born into poverty.
Christy Turlington
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I want to help communities put welfare recipients to work right now, without delay, repairing schools, making their neighborhoods clean and safe, making them shine again. There's lots of work to be done out there. Our cities can find ways to put people to work and bring dignity and strength back to these families.
Bill Clinton
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!
Plato
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I often feel newspapers are just filling up space. Of course, I also know people who write really long books.
Vikram Seth
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The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.
Martin Yan
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My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
W. S. Gilbert
