George Mackay Brown Quotes
In Scotland, when people congregate, they tend to argue and discuss and reason; in Orkney, they tell stories.
George Mackay Brown
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That's one of the great things about comedy: we can - and should - say the things that other people aren't supposed to say. If we didn't do that, if we didn't push against those limits, we'd just be standing around onstage and yelling.
Zach Galifianakis
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I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.
Barbara Bush
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When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.
Pat Benatar
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While we can learn from U.S. models, we certainly can't practice them.
Victor Koo
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It was surreal to play opposite Angela Lansbury and Elaine Stritch, Bernadette Peters and Catherine Zeta-Jones. There was so much to learn just from watching them, and it was an honor to share the stage with women who have accomplished what they have.
Aaron Lazar
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An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
Walter Bagehot
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I'm Muslim the way many of my Jewish friends are Jewish: I avoid pork, and I take the big holidays off.
Aasif Mandvi
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'When will you stop this metaphysical nonsense?' said Edward wearily. 'But I suppose you’ve no other way to look at the matter, born as you were in an age of superstitious piety.'
Kage Baker
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Do you not think that if all of us come to believe in and abide by these principles, that is, monotheism, worship of God, justice, respect for the dignity of man, belief in the Last Day, we can overcome the present problems of the world
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules
Kim Wilde
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I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.
Marlee Matlin
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In Scotland, when people congregate, they tend to argue and discuss and reason; in Orkney, they tell stories.
George Mackay Brown
