Nancy Mitford Quotes
Life itself, she thought, as she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was stranger than dreams and far, far more disordered.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.
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I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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I don't know anyone, from any class, who's had a perfectly easy life. I've met people born into wealthy families who feel like they didn't have much emotional support, and people who come from working-class families who had loads of love but no money.
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If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism.
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I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
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Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.
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I actually have more shoes than anyone will ever know.
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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control and to own hip-hop. DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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I think I am the same kind of person I would have been if I wasn't an actor. I am not a robot.
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I don't have a complex mind.
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I love to eat - Kit Kats or cookies-and-cream ice cream. I need sugar like five times a day.
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Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.
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On the whole, the enjoyment of leisure is something which decidedly costs less than the enjoyment of luxury. All it requires is an artistic temperament which is bent on seeking a perfectly useless afternoon spent in a perfectly useless manner.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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Life itself, she thought, as she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was stranger than dreams and far, far more disordered.
