Carolina Nairne Quotes
On Bonnie Prince Charlie: Oh, Charlie is my darling, My darling, my darling; Oh, Charlie is my darling, The young Chevalier.
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I was incredibly determined - I wrote short stories, I wrote the beginnings of novels. I wrote a little children's book and sent it to the editor-in-chief of the children's division of Simon and Schuster and she asked me to write a little children's book for a series she was doing.
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
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People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.
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I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.
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I used to try to pick locks because I grew up on my grandparents' farm and I started my own little spy club. I would go around the farm and try to break into the shed and try spying on my grandpa. It was ridiculous.
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The beautiful thing is that ageism just doesn't exist on 'EastEnders.' The show saved me.
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I tried college and I hated that. I seem to quit everything I do.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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Since the dawn of recorded music, every generation has felt shocked by the musical tastes of the next.
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I always say spend more on classics, like a good pair of leather trousers, an amazing tailored jacket, or a classic handbag. Then you can just mix your everyday tops from the high street.
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I moved into this neighborhood, and I was walking on this beach with my kids, and we came across a sign that said, 'Water's polluted, no swimming.' And I didn't have any answers.
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Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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Certainly, grades only matter so much when you're in Hollywood. But I became an utterly motivated, devoted, committed student. I was a good student because I was convinced that it would somehow help me in my quest to become a filmmaker.
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The only thing I liked about Christmas as a kid was the gifts; otherwise, it just seemed like a stressful time.
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A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.
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The U.N. did not create Israel. The Jewish state came into being because the tiny Jewish community in what was mandatory Palestine rebelled against foreign imperialist rule. We did not conquer a foreign land.
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I certainly support civil unions.
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I am so lucky that throughout my career I've been able to play such different characters.
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Healing is as incremental and mysterious as the damage ... what took time, takes time.
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God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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On the matter - on the issue of life, it's life. So I actually would pursue appointment, court appointments that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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On Bonnie Prince Charlie: Oh, Charlie is my darling, My darling, my darling; Oh, Charlie is my darling, The young Chevalier.
