P. D. James Quotes
Metaphysical speculation is about as pointless as a discussion on the meaning of one's lungs. They're for breathing.P. D. James
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
Vin Scully -
The army should go back to their assigned duties, and police should take the responsibility of fighting the cartels.
Vicente Fox -
The presidential candidates are offering prescriptions for everything from Iraq to healthcare, but listen closely. Their fixes are situational and incremental. Meanwhile, the underlying structural problems in American politics and government are systemic and prevent us from solving our most intractable challenges.
Larry J. Sabato -
I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. -
When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.
Ralph Thomas Walker -
I can't stop staring at my beautiful new baby.
Abbey Clancy
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The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him.
Earl Long -
I grew up in New York City. In elementary school, I was a charter member of the Scribble Scrabble Club, and in high school, my poems were published in an anthology of student poetry.
Gail Carson Levine -
We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
Vernon Howard -
There's no one who has been living for centuries.
Malala Yousafzai -
I think basically I'm lazy, but I have a housewife's mentality when I go about my job.
Indira Gandhi -
Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.
Zaha Hadid
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During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.
Imran Khan -
'Adbusters' is my favourite reading material, so as soon as you go there, the synapses start firing in a different way. You start taking on things that sometimes I feel are out of our control. That's what basically fuels my creative side.
Raine Maida -
When it comes to investing, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all portfolio.
Barry Ritholtz -
The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them.
Ian Mckellen -
In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all.
Patrick J. Kennedy -
When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.
Vincent D'Onofrio
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My mom, she's the general, ... She runs the team. She has always been my inspiration. She's a very, very strong woman. She's passive and laid back and calm, but at the same time she can get in your grill, on your case. I believe that every good parent evolves, that a parent keeps growing until it's time for their kids to be on their own. That's the way she was.
Braylon Edwards -
Since I started composing I have always worked with series of tempos, even superimposed the music of different groups of musicians, of singers, instrumentalists who play and sing in different tempos simultaneously and then meet every now and then in the same tempo.
Karlheinz Stockhausen -
I think the happiest time of my life was when I was in my late teens. I was a little bit of an it-girl. Making myself seen. And it was a wonderful time to be young.
Charlotte Rampling -
I have to take total control myself. I can't let anybody else do anything, for I find that I can do things better for me. I don't want to get other people playing with what they think that I'm trying to do.
David Bowie -
Metaphysical speculation is about as pointless as a discussion on the meaning of one's lungs. They're for breathing.
P. D. James