P. D. James Quotes
Use some reverence. Remember what he was only a minute ago. You wouldn't have dared laid a hand on him.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I sort of write onstage. I'll throw an idea out there, like Home Depot, and just start talking about it.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
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Fiction basically is a form of gossip where you want to enter other people's lives, the lives of people you don't know, and you want to know what's going to happen to them.
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Everything can be satirized.
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I don't like to be out of my comfort zone, which is about a half an inch wide.
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People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.
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Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.
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Nothing is more enjoyable for me than when I'm watching a movie or a TV show and there's that sense that anything can happen. It is the most fun feeling in the world.
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We have these old fashioned ideas. For instance, here in America, we talk about democracy - but we don't have a democracy. There are elements of a democracy.
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It is because of me that today the union government has sanctioned special funds for the development of Bihar.
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The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
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First, we will focus on the privatization of small and medium sized enterprises, followed by the medium size industry and then we will move on to the heavy industry.
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I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
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I have a lot of respect for the careers of the players. They are with us, they are with me, and I treat them like professionals.
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Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to fly in combat missions and achieve my American Dream.
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Use some reverence. Remember what he was only a minute ago. You wouldn't have dared laid a hand on him.
