Tamsin Greig Quotes
I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.
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Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another.
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Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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I've never considered myself to be a fashionista type of guy.
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My father really told me, seriously, if you want something, you can have it, but you may have to work harder than anyone else around you.
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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Why do elites hate the poor? It's xenophobia. They don't know any poor people - except their off-the-books Brazilian nanny and illegal immigrant cleaning lady from Upper Revolta who don't speak English.
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Virtually all of Darfur's six million residents are Muslim, and, because of decades of intermarriage, almost everyone has dark skin and African features.
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My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding immediately, and that process progressed for a few days.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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I think money helps us. It helps us. It's our - it's our exchange system. But it does not buy you happiness. It doesn't buy you health.
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We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe.
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I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.
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Founders Den provides the kind of collaborative and creative atmosphere to foster new ideas not only for emerging new businesses, but government as well.
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I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.
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I just have to play my best against my opponents.
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I think I'll give them another chance. Americans deserve another chance with my music.
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A good roast of sun, it slows you, lets you relax–and out here if there's anything wrong, you can see it coming with bags of time to do what's next. This is the place and the weather for peace, for the cultivation of a friendly mind.
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I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.
