Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury Quotes
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Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.
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My phone blows up all the time. I had to change my number.
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I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time.
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It's better to waste money than time. You can always get more money.
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I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?
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I looked at but was not allowed to touch Ai Weiwei's 'Sunflower Seeds' at the Tate. The film of making them was really moving.
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Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.
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That's why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think.
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I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.
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At Oxford University, I studied languages so I could read the great novels as they were originally written. I took what in the United States would be a double major in Russian and French, but I have to admit that the pressure of getting through so many books spoiled reading for me.
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Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest.
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No one ever knows if a book is good until they read the book.
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Not only do people go into Chinese restaurants, but people are more likely to work with other Chinese-Americans, more likely to marry them.
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There's hope at the bottom of the biggest waterfall.
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The Bible improved my ethical IQ. I started to act like a good person. I tried not to gossip, and lie, and covet, and just by pretending I was a good person, I think I actually became a little bit better of a person. I'm not Gandhi or Angelina Jolie, but it was a baby step.
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Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
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Life is not what you expected it to be.
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All is well that ends well.
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I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
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I would rather go to heaven alone than go to hell in company.
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Life is not to live merely, but to live well.
