Quentin Blake Quotes
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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I have a pretty good knowledge of the Indian world by virtue of living on several different reservations and being exposed to several different cultures and languages.
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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
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A really irritating thing when you're watching a film is if somebody's accent isn't bang-on - it distracts you from getting into the story because you're thinking: 'Where are they from?'
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Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
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I am happy with my form; I just need to score a couple of goals. I want the ball. I want to create something.
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I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech.
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More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book.
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A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action.
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Declaring the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument will make this natural wonder more accessible. It will welcome people from all walks of life and maintain the mountains' wild character at the same time.
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India considers Saudi Arabia a center of stability in the region. The security and stability of the Gulf region and that of the Indian subcontinent are interlinked. Bilateral security cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia will contribute to regional stability and in addressing the common threat of terrorism in the region.
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I like to fight, and I think the fans want to see a good fight, too.
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It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive.
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There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
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Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
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When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.
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I'd love to do more comedy. It'd just be nice to go into work and not be crying every day. Some broad slapstick would be great. Falling over banana skins would be wonderful.
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I couldn't think of anything worse than hating your own music and having to play it every night. It would be a nightmare.
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You cannot properly bring up children when you are 69 or 70 and they are 12 and at the height of their madness. You can physically do it, but I don't think it's morally justified.
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Remember: what you think you will become - good or bad, weak or strong, defeated or victorious.
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I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
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Guinea pigs are quite difficult to draw, I think, because they're so furry.
