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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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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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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I love punk rock, The Clash, The Ramones, The Cramps. I love where it all came from, and music for my ears now, it has to have that same electricity, adrenaline and danger.
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I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.
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Technology favors horrible people.
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The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.
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Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.
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I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.
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When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films.
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The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.
