Alastair Humphreys Quotes
I realise how pleasant life can be if I stop thinking about it. It is much simpler to exist than to live.
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In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in the Tower of London.
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I think its important to start the day with a proper breakfast.
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I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
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We tend to forget in the West that the United States has more Muslim blood on its hands than Al Qaeda has on its hands of innocent non-Muslims.
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I love horse racing, I play golf, and I love travelling.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.
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I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.
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I am not a comic, I have never told a joke...The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him...My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can....They say, 'Oh wow, Andy Kaufman, he's a really funny guy.' But I'm not trying to be funny. I just want to play with their heads.'
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Ginger: Oh, jeez. Well, uh... maybe you should talk to someone.Cynthia: I thought I was.
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I just love to have fun with music, and try to find songs that say something that people want to hear.
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We have a lot of people that are oppressed. We have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, aren't given equal opportunities. Police brutality is a huge thing that needs to be addressed. There are a lot of issues that need to be talked about, need to be brought to life, and we need to fix those.
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K-pop is a weird term because K-pop has everything - rap records - it's very pop-sounding; there are really boy-band-sounding records.
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I will tell you this much. God himself comes down with his ribs from Heaven, and he distributes them to the TGI Friday's. And that's how they get them.
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You can't work all your life.
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My writing works best when I remember that bookish child who adored reading and gear the work toward him.
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With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things that you believe in.
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I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion.
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I am looking to have a place under the sun for our new generations to live in peace far away from repression, from terrorism, to live as human beings freely in this free world. That is what I am looking for. I am not asking for the moon. I am asking for the United Nations legality to be implemented.
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I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera.
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I realise how pleasant life can be if I stop thinking about it. It is much simpler to exist than to live.
