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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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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I never thought of myself as like, a funny person.
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It's not terribly dignified to have anyone seeing one laugh at one's own material.
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Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers so the government can pull money out from my wallet, but government consists of humans.
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You might make a lot of money, but it's very hard to get out from under that rug. The more you can reinvent yourself, the better - and unfortunately TV is designed not to let you redesign yourself.
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Domestic goddesses have infiltrated everybody's lives and raised the bar way too high.
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If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the flesh.
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The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.
