H. E. Bates Quotes
A garden should be in a constant state of fluid change, expansion, experiment, adventure; above all it should be an inquisitive, loving, but self-critical journey on the part of its owner.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.
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When I travel, there are no rules with my diet. I eat whatever looks good, but in small portions. Food is such a rich part of the travel experience. There is no way I would cut that out!
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If you want to lead, you better love people. Even if you don't like them, you have to love them enough to tell them the truth.
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field, you're a completely different animal.
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Christina can sing all the notes, but Britney is just hot!
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Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.
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The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.
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If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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We've got a great value proposition against Chromebooks, we are not ceding the market to anyone.
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If you are only big in China, you are only a local Chinese company.
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People ask what are my intentions with my films - my aims. It is a difficult and dangerous question, and I usually give an evasive answer: I try to tell the truth about the human condition, the truth as I see it. This answer seems to satisfy everyone, but it is not quite correct.
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People are intimidated in court, and I try to make them more comfortable.
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I can't cook to save my life.
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I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.
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Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
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In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what makes America great.
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It took a good deal of work behind the scenes to achieve this result and I'm glad we've got there.
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I've always loved dogs and have had one since I was three. We bought her from a kid selling puppies out of a cardboard box on the street where we lived in New York City. Great dog. We named her 'Marcella' after a Raggedy Ann character. She grew up with us.
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I use the word ‘guru' for him in the mythological sense - all other educationists ask for payment for knowledge imparted; this gentleman paid me and taught me. What a journey it has been, after I met him at the age of 17-and-a-half.
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A garden should be in a constant state of fluid change, expansion, experiment, adventure; above all it should be an inquisitive, loving, but self-critical journey on the part of its owner.
