Alan Titchmarsh Quotes
You hope people won't be tricky or miserable. If you're in public life, it's important not to be. If someone says, 'I like your programme, thank you,' you should be grateful. I am. Why be nasty?
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it's not too important. A lot of people watching doesn't change anything.
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The discourse of the West and the attitudes of its leaders are important because they influence public debate in Turkey.
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I think there's a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I've come into it. I've enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there is a certain limit on what you can spend.
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Good governance, safety, a chance to grow economically and professionally - those are important things.
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Amidst globalisation, trends are becoming worldwide, so it's important to take a unique approach to what fashion has to offer. Be yourself in the middle of it all; fashion shouldn't be 'try hard.'
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We're so enamored of technological advancements that we fail to think about how to best apply those technologies to what we're trying to achieve. This can mask some very important continuities in the nature of war and their implications for our responsibilities as officers.
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Media is extraordinarily important and is an extraordinarily powerful tool. There's a reason that the first things that a rebellion or revolt will take is the media. The story you transmit is the story that becomes a given, or the narrative of a country and people.
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Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past. But I think that seeing scenes that you are used to, but with the heightening effects of poetry, perhaps makes you value your life and times more than you might otherwise do.
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It's important to remember all the millions of people that are starving.
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My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is no more important than what one of my brothers does-he works in a shoe repair shop. If my career ever tapers off, I'll go to college.
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It's important that I get time to run, to just go for a jog for about 30 minutes. It helps with my voice, but it also kind of gives me a little bit of time to myself - and you get to see a city.
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Basically, discipline, effort, patience and courage are hugely important core values for kids to grow up embracing.
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I just don't do much social media. No, it is more important to strike a balance between ballet and real life.
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The most important things in life aren't things.
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I think, regardless of gender, women and men need to be brave, take chances with their work, and be open to feedback. But I do think 'politeness' is an issue that can hinder your work if you aren't careful. Kindness is important, but being overly polite - thinking you can't disagree with someone about your own work - be careful about that.
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I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.
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I think that every enduring story that has expressions over multiple periods, that role of being the keeper of the integrity of the vision is a very important role.
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I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!
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I should probably confess that ice cream is my favorite food, and I eat it every night. When I go grocery shopping, I try to buy a new flavor, rather than reverting back to a favorite flavor. I'm on a mission to taste every flavor of ice cream out there!
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There are a lot of good arguments for birth control, but as far as terminating a life that has already come into existence, I haven't found any.
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When you read the news, and you see all this bad stuff happening, there's a tendency to lose faith in humanity. But I meet so many people who restore it and realize that, actually, 99 percent of people are great.
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I have always found humor in places where humor wasn't necessarily intended.
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You hope people won't be tricky or miserable. If you're in public life, it's important not to be. If someone says, 'I like your programme, thank you,' you should be grateful. I am. Why be nasty?
