Barbara Taylor Bradford Quotes
When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
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By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the Al Qaeda's mind, they were defeated.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically.
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By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
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Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
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An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch.
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I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I've learned about history is in the field, so to speak. Going into the archives and working with it directly.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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A reviewer once commented that my urban fantasy novels were paced more like epic fantasy, in that they relied on complex world-building and a gradual immersion in the lives of the characters.
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I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.
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It'd be crazy to say just because an artist is not successful that means he's not talented. I don't think anybody really believes that, but sometimes it feels that way.
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
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I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.
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Corruption is Africa's greatest problem. Not poverty. Not lack of riches. Not racism.
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I have these visions of myself being thirty, thirty-five, forty having a family.
Nastassja Kinski -
Therapists have tremendous power over their vulnerable clients, and it is very easy to take advantage of this power.
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I don't say I never use Facebook, but I often think about closing my account.
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They told me I'd have to be there for the entire shooting of the movie which was two and a half months and again, I was surprised. Most movies I'd worked on before took only a day or so, so I realized this was a pretty big deal. I got to the set and was involved in a very integral way, which was a fun experience to be a part of.
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When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
