Barbara Holland Quotes
Success in war was the only success that counted; failure was a disgrace to be wiped out only by starting another war and winning it.

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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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We are perverse creatures and never satisfied.
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In writing about Harold and Maureen with their terrible unspoken secret, and all those people that Harold meets as he walks to save a friend's life, I was trying to celebrate the ordinary people.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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It could be fun to sing with Prince or Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake has an amazing new sound now.
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Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
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Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
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The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.
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You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel.
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Well I don't know that I'm okay any more than anyone else is okay, I lead a happy life and a very full one - I have a happy marriage and my kids are all cheerful, and no one is finding fault with me, personally.
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I was one of those weird children that just couldn't talk to people, so I kind of had to make myself be not like that because I knew it was going to hinder me.
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I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these viewpoints, life would be pretty boring.
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I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'
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Those who call me an opportunist are following the old rule: If you can't attack the data, attack the person.
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We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get the job done.
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Thank God I'm with the love of my life. That's why I know I'm right where I'm supposed to be.
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I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.
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My parents come down to Los Angeles a lot.
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I kind of like to be a sponge, in a way. So everywhere that I am, I like to keep an open mind and just get ideas from everything.
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I like 'Ab Fab;' I love the crazy stuff they wear. That's my favourite! I love 'Ab Fab.'
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Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment.
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Success in war was the only success that counted; failure was a disgrace to be wiped out only by starting another war and winning it.