Alan Bennett Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.
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I am so in tune with my body that I know how it should feel.
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I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the great musical traditions which I've spawned.
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Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
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I became a novelist because of 'Gone With the Wind,' or more precisely, my mother raised me up to be a 'Southern' novelist, with a strong emphasis on the word 'Southern' because 'Gone With the Wind' set my mother's imagination ablaze when she was a young girl growing up in Atlanta.
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People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.
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I am an African and I am very proud of that.
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Ginger: I can't do this, Lois! I can't go out with a woman who has a child! I'm too young, I tell you! I haven't sown my oats yet!Lois: I think your oats are impacted.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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There's also a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. What do I mean by that? What I mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities.
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When you see yourself quoted in print and you're sorry you said it, it suddenly becomes a misquotation.
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I believe that every person is born with talent.
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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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Behind mass immigration, there is terrorism.
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Life is not fair...Anyone who says it is, or even that it ought to be, is a fool or worse.
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It must be God first, God second, and God third.
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I think that playing characters far away from who I am as a person is a lot more fun and a lot more exciting, and you can play with it a lot more because it's not you and it's so far from you, so that's very liberating as far as that goes.
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Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.
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I'm competitive – that's what defines me – and I love it.
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I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile.
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If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.
