William Topaz McGonagall Quotes
The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home Rule; But the best Home Rule for him, as far as I can understand, Is the abolition of strong drink from the land.
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My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
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A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
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We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
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I got beat up up in Texas because my bootlaces were the wrong color.
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With the work that I do as a director, I've got dialogue, camera movement, and character blocking to help create a tone to the piece. In photography, those elements are somewhat void so that tone becomes a bit more subtle but still equally important.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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I have been connected with the Niels Bohr Institute since the completion of my university studies, first as a research fellow and, from 1956, as a professor of physics at the University of Copenhagen. After the death of my father in 1962, I followed him as director of the Institute until 1970.
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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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I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?
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My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for a good film.
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I am much more understanding of people than I used to be when I was young - people were either villainous or wonderful. They were painted in very bright colours. The bad side of it - and there is a corollary to everything - is that when we get older, we fuss more. I used to despise people who fussed.
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I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's completely desecrating a song they thought was one thing, or getting too drunk to really do a very good job.
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I've picked up so much about the technical aspects of filmmaking and television.
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When I was younger, everyone thought I was Courteney Cox.
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Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
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You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars.
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I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was 1969. The dream of human space travel has almost died for a lot of people.
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The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home Rule; But the best Home Rule for him, as far as I can understand, Is the abolition of strong drink from the land.
