Elspeth Huxley Quotes
The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.
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I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.
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A well-aimed spear is worth three.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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We at Fidelity view ourselves just as much a financial information processing company as an investment management firm. That may not be too newsworthy.
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Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.
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It got so bad that by the time I was graduated, the only reading I did was in order to get the grade and the only writing I did was in order to get the grade.
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One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.
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In order to have the next generation of modems, you would need to pour in even more R&D spending. We came to the conclusion that we're going to have a tough time to really see that we are going to succeed in the modems business.
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You question yourself all the time as a footballer. You have to focus on the positives.
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I really like cable T.V.
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I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.
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When I was a teenager, I was the only black girl at a small, private Episcopal school, where my tuition was paid by the family my mother worked for. It was hard being the only one, and I faced a fair amount of racist and classist bullying there.
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You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.
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Guys back in the day, we didn't have wallets. I never kept my money in my pocket; my money always went in my sock. My key my mom gave me, I put it in my sock - whatever it was.
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I don't think because you have money you have taste... Education and money - this is quite rare. No?
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The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.
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The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.
