Eddie Izzard Quotes
She said, 'Spell 'ant' ', and I wrote out the entire alphabet. She said, 'That doesn't spell 'ant' ', and I said, 'It's in there somewhere! There's the A, there's the N, there's the T – the rest are silent!'
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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I still have my school friends who are actually friends. It's nice that they don't think much about my singing career. They think it is cool, and they are happy for me, but they don't really bother me about it. To them, I'm still just the schoolgirl from next door.
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The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.
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Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.
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Have a well-thought financial plan that is not dependent upon correctly guessing what will happen in the future.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.
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I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
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I like geography. I could tell you the capital of any country you want.
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Everybody I grew up with has incredible self-confidence and self-assurance. We were all loud, outspoken, wild kids and were celebrated for it.
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The only kind of love worth having is the kind that goes on living and laughing and fighting and loving.
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We need to tackle energy poverty.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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'Let us give them a portion of the Evil Forest. They boast about victory over death. Let us give them a real battlefield in which to show their victory.' ... They offered them as much of the Evil Forest as they cared to take. And to their great amazement the missionaries thanked them and burst into song.
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Just as I lay back, she sat up. I sat up, and she flopped back down. Awkward. That was my every move when it came to her. Now we were both lying down, staring up at the blue sky.
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My mother found a letter, though, that I wrote her when I was 8 years old and it was a letter where I asked if she could take me to the orphanage because I would like to adopt a little baby.
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She said, 'Spell 'ant' ', and I wrote out the entire alphabet. She said, 'That doesn't spell 'ant' ', and I said, 'It's in there somewhere! There's the A, there's the N, there's the T – the rest are silent!'
