Karl Pilkington Quotes
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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At the school I attended, the clergyman who ran the cathedral school in Shanghai would give lines to the boys as a punishment. They expected you to copy out, say, 20 or 30 pages from one of the school texts. But I found that rather than laboriously copying out something from a novel by Charles Dickens, it was easier if I made it up myself.
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I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'
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I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!
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That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one.
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My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
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Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.
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A research group found that 56 percent of major companies surveyed in the late '80s agreed that 'employees who are loyal to the company and further its business goals deserve an assurance of continued employment.' A decade later, only 6 percent agreed. It was in the '90s that companies started weeding people out as a form of cost reduction.
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I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.
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During the songs, you transcend yourself. The best way to be in the performance is to be without pause and be essentially in the moment, in that moment of expression.
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It's very intense to go back to the past and revive work that I've already experienced and moved forward from. It's like seeing an old girlfriend - awkward at times, nostalgic at times and downright maddening and embarrassing.
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I smoke marijuana every chance I get.
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It was important that we kept moving the puck and moving forward as a team. It is good that we practiced today. The rivalry we have against Sweden is very intense. We have had some very physical games against Sweden and we are looking forward to them. We know what to expect.
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One of the cries from the people was, don't forget us. They have a long road ahead of them. Operation Blessing has found those little fishing towns. They will not be getting what other towns are getting from the government.
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I am a big fan of movies that don't take themselves too seriously. You know you won't change the world, but have fun. Movies like 'Butch Cassidy' I enjoyed tremendously, but it didn't alter my opinion of the world.
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We are excited to see how PayPal's global payment platform can help small businesses in Cuba thrive and grow by making it easier to connect to international markets.
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If that was on my road the council would be like 'Get that down, its a deathtrap!'
