Patrick White Quotes
When I was rising eighteen I persuaded my parents to let me return to Australia and at least see whether I could adapt myself to life on the land before going up to Cambridge.Patrick White
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I always ask, why can't I be just like Cary Grant or something.
Aaron Eckhart -
I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
Sam Heughan -
What Washington needs is adult supervision.
Barack Obama -
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
Gavin O'Connor -
I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
Idina Menzel -
I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
Irina Shayk
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To understand the hidden secret of the modern industrial world in which I find myself, I have to return to another world. That world is at once wartime Nice and the plantation - the sugar isles on which Europe's prosperity was built.
J. M. G. Le Clezio -
In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.
Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet -
I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
Natalie Portman -
Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
Quincy Jones -
The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
Page McConnell
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My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I can't live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and that's a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.
Lake Bell -
My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
Victoria Beckham Spice Girls -
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
Francesca Annis -
I don't really do sad, depressing songs.
Olly Murs -
I always wanted to be a writer. Maybe, had I been brought up in another generation, I might have just gone into writing rather than medicine - which is not to say that I didn't also have a great attraction towards the idea of being a healer. Fortunately, I've been able to combine the two in ways I could never possibly have imagined.
Irvin D. Yalom -
What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
Zendaya
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Things are looking up, and hopefully, I will be doing good roles in both Hollywood and Bollywood.
Madhur Mittal -
I want to show the world that you do have some artists that are ready to go to the next level, and instead of being selfish with their career they'll open up the door to other people. I'm in a position to open up the door to help other people do what I do.
Raekwon -
As languages go, English is pretty user friendly. If you look at a tiny language spoken somewhere that most of us have never heard of, chances are it's going to be so complicated that you have a hard time imagining how people can walk around speaking it without having a stroke.
John McWhorter -
I've got a lot of jewellery that I love - whether it costs a pound or whatever, it's all precious to me.
Adwoa Aboah -
When I was rising eighteen I persuaded my parents to let me return to Australia and at least see whether I could adapt myself to life on the land before going up to Cambridge.
Patrick White