P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
New York is a small place when it comes to the part of it that wakes up just as the rest is going to bed.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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I'm waiting for them to make 'Thundercats'. I would love to be Cheetara.
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Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy.
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.
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Your man Daddy Yankee, some black and white people who know what's going on in the 'hood and the clubs are supporting him and loving him. But he's speaking Spanish, and he's speaking directly to the Latino people, and the people who know the language really dig it.
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Puberty extends into your twenties, for sure, and some people don't get over that until much later in life. I feel like I'm just starting to get over puberty - basically twenty years of insufferable, totally self-obsessed hell.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic.
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I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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According to the situation, your role changes in one-day cricket, especially in a phase like the Powerplay. If I bowl four spells, four times I will be playing a different role. If I come in the first Powerplay, and say the opposition are 70 for no loss after 10 overs, I will be looking to take a wicket.
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Yeah - I wanna be the sister to Khaleesi in 'Game of Thrones.' I wanna be a dragon lady; that would be really fun!
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I just want to be really clear about this: Anyone who has read Colin Powell's biography - there's an entire section where he talks about experiencing segregation. Colin Powell did not appear when he became head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not how it happened.
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I always wanted to win. Everyone has a bit of that in them, but I have even more of a will to win. Sometimes I might go overboard, whereas there are others who, yes, they want to win, but if they don't, it's no big deal for them.
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I think you achieve a lot more through love than negativity.
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I was quite a shy person growing up, and drag was very much a shield for me to perform behind.
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Americans don't have deep gastronomic roots. They wanted to get away from the cultures of Europe or wherever they came from. We stirred up that melting pot pretty quickly.
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Cocaine made my nose bleed right away. I thought why do I need a nose bleed? It would make me real nervous and talk really fast. I'm already pretty good at talking too fast. I thought, "Why do I need that?"
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New York is a small place when it comes to the part of it that wakes up just as the rest is going to bed.
