William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw Quotes
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TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves.
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I don't do things that are illegal.
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A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
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Let's just start with the word 'diva.' It is obviously a sexist slight - a term that is only applied to women, almost always in a derogatory way. It's usually applied to women who are viewed as overly ambitious. It is applied to demanding women, to women who follow their own path.
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The prime minister is not a private individual, but the leader of the Jewish State and the Jewish world as a whole.
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My love was both humble and audacious, like that of a page for his lady...
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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.
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After I play every character, I always walk away and feel a little different. I've experienced something that's not my life, but I've made it my life.
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The poor don't want some small life. They don't want to game the system. They want to contribute, and they want to thrive. But poverty reduces people born for better things.
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I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary.
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I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself.
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Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.
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The greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud.
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The Internet has got great tools. How we lived without Google all those years I don't know.
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I like acting and being a musician. It's like comparing apples and oranges. But I really like my day job. I've always played music since I was 12, and I guess I always will.
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My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.
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I got a granite chin.
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My children have made me a better man, which is - in the end, that's probably more important than two more comedy specials or being in better shape.
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The fastest way to teach a child to read is to teach them to write.
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Lawless schools produce lawless children.
