Nancy Mitford Quotes
Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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I knew that I wanted to write about a very young woman because I wanted to see the eyes of the art world in a fresh or even slightly naive way. Because there's something very honest about entering a room and not having a read on everyone there.
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Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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I'd love to open a camp focusing on the arts accessible to kids from all income brackets.
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I've made the decision not to do radio anymore.
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Cricket is very simple... you play till you can sustain.
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I've actually done events at radio stations where I feel like I've had to give a little talk in behalf of television as a medium.
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The mentality with African and European people is different. In Africa, when you come from a difficult life, when it's not so easy to eat, not so easy to survive, you respect money when you start to earn it, and you respect people more. When you respect people, they will respect you, and your life is better for that.
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I adore the designer B. Michael's curve-flattering gowns, but there is nothing better than jeans with a crisp white shirt.
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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Ruzzle's my therapy. When I get off the stage from a packed show and I'm exhausted, I'll just go Ruzzle for like a good 30 minutes.
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We all have different perspectives on the world. I'm a woman. I live in Chicago. I'm gay.
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I don't resent anything.
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Teenage girls in television and film, in my experience, oftentimes are portrayed as either the sweet, innocent virgin or the super-sexy, experienced, town bicycle. There never seems to be an in-between. I think most girls are somewhere in between those two tropes.
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They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to slip out of these fingers and would yell for help, they'd let me down and re-organize things.
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Even though writing articles relies completely on truth, you still must tell an interesting story. You can't worry about people knowing who you are and whether or not they want to read your stories.
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I'll admit I'm a workaholic.
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My mother - who's from Iowa - owns and runs her own day-care centre, while my father's a developer. And my musical influences, I think, came from my father's side of the family.
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
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If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.
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Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars.
