Ninon de L'Enclos Quotes
Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.
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Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
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I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.
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I never really considered writing something that was nonfiction.
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'The Marrying Season' is the final book in the 'Legend of St. Dwynwen' series, and in each of the three books, a small village church in the Cotswolds plays a significant role.
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Oh God, are you supposed to collect things? I don't collect things. I like throwing things away.
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My poems are hymns of praise to the glory of life.
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There is not a single desirable attribute which, lacking in a plant, may not be bred into it. Choose what improvement you wish in a flower, a fruit, or a tree, and by crossing, selection, cultivation, and persistence you can fix this desirable trait irrevocably.
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I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.
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Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I'll be honest with you, I'm tired of putting stuff on the record. I'm ready to see some real transformation and change.
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The explosion in the number of available personal services says a great deal about changing ideas of what we can reasonably expect from whom.
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In the days when I used to tweet, I would encounter comments wishing death upon me. There were people who claimed they were sticking pins in my effigy because they couldn't stand me. There's some seriously disturbed people out there.
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I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book.
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One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own.
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I think intelligence is totally subjective; it's like sexiness.
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Sometimes with people their work is the most important thing to them, and sometimes the work enables you to do other things that are more important to you. I probably am closer to that.
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The real competitive advantage will come to countries and companies who differentiate their offerings through education, innovation, and productivity.
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I don't like being left to my own thoughts.
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I like Instagram - it's a good way to keep up with my friends without having to text or call all the time, and I really like Snapchat.
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Location is not, as the estate agents say, everything. We must also consider our place in history.
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When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning: a deaf population absent-mindedly registers the condemnation of a man. … there is no other solution but to speak out and show the obscenity hidden under the verbal cloak.
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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Every single day, I get up and I say, 'I am going to live and not die.'
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The Sun will not rise or set without my notice and thanks.
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Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.
