Alfred Denning, Baron Denning Quotes
When a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. When he says perhaps, he means no. When he says no, he is not a diplomat. When a lady says no, she means perhaps. When she says perhaps, she means yes. But when she says yes, she is no lady.
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I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn't.
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The Temptations still stand today, not in spite of those who left us, but because of them.
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As a model, I really stand for not being a model, if that makes sense. When I started, the whole idea of the model was very different; it was a bit stuck-up. Not stuck-up, but no one was trying to have fun, or not even have fun, but be willing to smile.
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You go on Facebook, you buy social advertising. And you can very cost-effectively target people who are in the market for your product from all over the world.
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My comedy isn't about being attractive - it's about how the bar of dumb seems so low right now, and I desperately want to raise the bar of dumb just a tiny bit.
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To find a man's true character, play golf with him.
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I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.
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My grandma passed in '78, and that's the year I started recording. It's also the year that my dad retired from his career. So it's funny how torches get passed on, and you feel a responsibility to be connected to the music that they did and try to carry it on in your own way.
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To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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I have played a lot of roles in my career where I'm the sexual interest. I'm always having to fight that.
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If you get hold of a head of hair on somebody you've never seen before, cut beautiful shapes, cut beautiful architectural angles and she walks out looking so different - I think that's masterful.
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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
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Your rewards in life will be determined by what you do, how well you do it, and the difficulty of replacing you.
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Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars.
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Don't be afraid to let someone go if it's not working. You're not a bad boss. You're not a bad CEO.
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If you find someone who agrees with you 80 percent of the time that is your friend not your enemy.
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If pity is akin to love, gratitude is akin to the other thing.
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Terror, as the demonstration of the will and strength of the working class, is historically justified, precisely because the proletariat was able thereby to break the political will of the intelligentsia, pacify the professional man of various categories and work, and gradually subordinate them to its own aims within the field of their specialties.
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One should, when overwhelmed by the shadow of a giant, move aside and see if the colossal shadow isn't merely that of a pygmy blocking out the sun.
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Her name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and she mated well with the earl.
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I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.
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When a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. When he says perhaps, he means no. When he says no, he is not a diplomat. When a lady says no, she means perhaps. When she says perhaps, she means yes. But when she says yes, she is no lady.
