Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Quotes
Our underclothes were woolen vests and knickers and an extraordinary, but apparently necessary, concoction called a liberty bodice, which had no freedom about it, so how it got its name I cannot imagine. It was made of some harsh stuff, with here and there straps and buttons that did nothing.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort.
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A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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I am a fiscal conservative.
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I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.
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One person I find fascinating is J.Crew's Mickey Drexler. I would love to get into that brain and see how it works.
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None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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My mom Marina and I were poor and hungry. We could sometimes not afford to eat - seriously. We lived together in a small town, called Berdyansk, in Ukraine. I was an only child. I don't think we would have survived if there had been more kids.
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I don't worry about chemicals. There are enough chemicals entering my body through all the fizzy drinks I consume to worry if my lip balm is 100 per cent organic.
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I think the concept of polo that people had in the 1920s and the 1930s was much more accurate, when going to a polo match was seen as a great day out and great fun on a more popular level.
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The number one thing I look for is personality. For me, the personality of someone makes them more and more attractive over time ... and for those with bad personalities, less and less attractive. I look for honesty, intelligence, kindness, and a good work ethic, to name a few.
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Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
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And that's the truth!
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"Work your way on to number twelve,” she snapped. “Number eleven wants nothing more to do with you.
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I read recently that the problem with stereotypes isn't that they are inaccurate, but that they're incomplete. And this captures perfectly what I think about contemporary African literature. The problem isn't that it's inaccurate, it's that it's incomplete.
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I cannot say what I think is right about music. I only know the rightness of it.
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Our underclothes were woolen vests and knickers and an extraordinary, but apparently necessary, concoction called a liberty bodice, which had no freedom about it, so how it got its name I cannot imagine. It was made of some harsh stuff, with here and there straps and buttons that did nothing.
