P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
There is about him something that seems to soothe and hypnotize. To the best of my knowledge, he has never encountered a charging rhinoceros, but should this contingency occur, I have no doubt that the animal, meeting his eye, would check itself in mid-stride, roll over and lie purring with its legs in the air.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that I can read at any time, anywhere.
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You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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Our main source of economy is agriculture. What we should do is to use the oil money that we have today to re-fuel agriculture. And so agriculture will be the backbone of the economy of South Sudan.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.
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Before I paint someone, I always ask, 'How much examination can your body take?' 'How much do you want me to see?'
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I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.
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People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.
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I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But for someone I don't like... I would definitely do that.
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I've been in so many love triangles on TV and in real life.
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Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.
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Ghost! I miss him! Is that weird? I miss him even though I invented him. I feel a lot of tenderness toward him. I don't write a lot of stuff that is sad or that is tender and affectionate, so that has a very special place in my heart.
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I have known that I wanted to be a designer since I was 8 years old.
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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness ...
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I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in the early '70s, most of the humor was political. The smart humor was political satire.
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Daddy worked for God, but asked for no pay. For he believed that God provides a way.
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Because it is... far slower than Lamarckian evolution, biological evolution is always quickly outrun by cultural change.
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The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality.
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There is about him something that seems to soothe and hypnotize. To the best of my knowledge, he has never encountered a charging rhinoceros, but should this contingency occur, I have no doubt that the animal, meeting his eye, would check itself in mid-stride, roll over and lie purring with its legs in the air.
