Barbara Holland Quotes
Visiting is a pleasure; being visited is usually a mixed or ambivalent joy. ... The visitor can always go home; the visitee is already home, trapped like a rat in a drainpipe.
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Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer. No matter what race or religion or nationality or sexual orientation or gender that you are, it has the power to unite us.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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The job as a coach is difficult.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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I don't do meetings.
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I always have the impression that I write the same book.
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I am really addicted to music.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.
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If I feel like I need a little color, I'll get a natural spray tan. Not only does this give me a little extra coverage, but it also allows me to achieve the bronzed look I want without the sun damage.
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Lotteries, a tax upon imbeciles.
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Being able to laugh is sexy in a man or woman.
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There isn't a person on Earth who couldn't use a connection with nature.
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One of my favorites is Angela Merkel because I think she's been an extraordinary, strong leader during difficult times in Europe, which has obvious implications for the rest of the world and, most particularly, our country... her bravery in the face of the refugee crisis is something that I am impressed by.
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Matthew's all right. Originally, I wanted Errol Flynn, but McConaughey should be good as Dirk Pitt.
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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!
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I'm on the road constantly. I'm a nomad. I don't really have a home right now. I don't identify with one place in particular.
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I'm not a natural employer. I live very privately, and we like our privacy at home. To be sitting and talking with your wife or your family and to have somebody walking around and you're ignoring them, I couldn't handle that at all. I can barely handle a cleaning lady coming in every so often.
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Visiting is a pleasure; being visited is usually a mixed or ambivalent joy. ... The visitor can always go home; the visitee is already home, trapped like a rat in a drainpipe.
