William Collins Quotes
Each one is a gift, no doubt, mysteriously placed in your waking hand or set upon your forehead moments before you open your eyes.
Quotes to Explore
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan; women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on myself, and the effect is for all to see.
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Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
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I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.
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Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.
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The Georges were fair; they left all to the Government; but Anne was very bad and a tyrant. She tyrannised over the Irish. She died broken-hearted with all the bad things that were going on about her. For Queen Anne was very wicked; oh, very wicked, indeed!
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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I feel lucky to be getting older. The fact that I made it to 30 and then 40 was big enough. So I can't get too down on getting older; otherwise, it kind of undoes everything I've fought for.
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We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.
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There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
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I've seen too many ups and downs in the movie industry.
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Life is a competitive endeavor.
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I come from a big family of hairdressers; they didn't read newspapers. I would say, 'I'm off to Afghanistan...' and they would say, 'Have fun!'
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And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider.
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I certainly wished I hadn't stressed quite as much or had such insecurity at times. I wish I had trusted my instincts on some occasions when I didn't and I wish I had listened to better advice when I didn't. But overall, I have to look at the glass as half full and acknowledge that I am all of the moments of my life, the good and the not so good.
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There is no way that something that can’t be touched by hand would be okay to be inserted to the mouth.
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Each one is a gift, no doubt, mysteriously placed in your waking hand or set upon your forehead moments before you open your eyes.
