Imelda Staunton Quotes
I never wanted for anything. We went to Ireland for holidays every year. I was 14 when we first went to Italy. My mum was determined I was going to go to a good school. My mum was an absolute grafter. A real grafter. I got my work ethic from her.
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If I want popularity, I go to a chef's convention.
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Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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Things are looking up, and hopefully, I will be doing good roles in both Hollywood and Bollywood.
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Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else.
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At Ozon, salaries are evaluated every year based on market benchmarks which are gender neutral.
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I'm not Mr. Mom, but there's just certain things I won't say anymore.
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The emotions of the game do not change.
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I love babies. I love being pregnant and I loved giving birth.
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All I ever wanted to do is make music.
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It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I'm liberal on every social aspect, probably. More liberal than people would even believe. But there's still some of that Texas in me, as far as the gun debate. I wish there were no guns; I'm all for gun restrictions. But I'm also of the mind-set, if nothing changes, I'm getting a gun.
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For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
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In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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In the past, kids didn't tell their parents they were gay, so there were never the bust-ups. Some parents react so strongly to the news that their children are gay that the reaction is, 'Get out of our house.' There's a residue of old prejudices that are going to die hard.
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I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
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When I was growing up, my dad and I would go hunting and camping every weekend. Like everyone in my family, he is an amazing cook, and I've tried to learn a lot from all of them.
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Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.
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The superheroes have taken over all the screens in the world. And good luck to them: they're making a lot of money for a lot of people. But the studios are going to become victims of their own success. People are going to get bored with that stuff.
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When McGwire started the home run mania, attendance came back. The owners understood that the sudden spike in homers wasn't accidental. All baseball knew it. But baseball is run on money, and home runs meant money. Baseball turned a blind eye.
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I want to be remembered as, I hope, an amazing husband and a great father.
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I never wanted for anything. We went to Ireland for holidays every year. I was 14 when we first went to Italy. My mum was determined I was going to go to a good school. My mum was an absolute grafter. A real grafter. I got my work ethic from her.
