William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
Oh, brother wearers of motley, are there not moments when one grows sick of grinning and trembling and the jingling of cap and bells?
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I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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I've always, especially through old Hollywood musicals, loved just to watch tap dancing; I adore it. I think it's fantastic.
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I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
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I'm blonde and tanned and normal-sized! I'm sweet, shy, funny, have a big heart and I'm nice - and I like to eat.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.
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I come home from trying to pretend to know about astronomy and physics all day and turn on 'The Real Housewives'.
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I have no pretension that I belong in D.C. I mean, I have to be cautious on how we do our restaurant.
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Football is a team sport and not an individual sport. We win as a team, and every individual is better if we are part of the team.
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If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible.
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The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.
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I hope that I can continue to champion Dr. Paul's efforts to audit the Fed, protect state's rights, and getting our nation back on track.
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Black women's feelings of responsibility for nurturing the children in their own extended family networks have stimulated a more generalized ethic of care where black women feel accountable to all the black community's children.
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As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.
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Human history in essence is the history of ideas.
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I mean, I think I just it added to my excitement to playing today, and just going out there and doing the best I could, and no matter what happened, the end of the day was going to be a good end.
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I was always fascinated with science, and being Persian, it's instilled in us at a young age to follow something very academic in our career.
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I don't have much experience, but the few times when I would go on a date with a girl - like when I was 12 - there was a lot of sharing, and a lot of talking, and a lot of asking how I am. They thought we were dating, and I was sort of hoping to meet their brothers.
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Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.
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You always get one or two people that aren't going to be saying nice things. It doesn't really bother me, but you're always going to get a few people like that.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't looking at the small-budget films myself. I was looking at 'James Bond' and all the major films, so I still have that energy. I still love those films.
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Oh, brother wearers of motley, are there not moments when one grows sick of grinning and trembling and the jingling of cap and bells?
