Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes

… ; but conscience, like a child, is soon lulled to sleep ; and habit is our idea of eternity.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.

Ingrid Betancourt
- Family
- Political
- Me
I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.

Gabourey Sidibe
- Long
- American
- Fun
My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.

Vikram Chatwal
- Father
- Me
- Religious
Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.

Irwin Shaw
- Writing
- Why
- Play
When you have Candidate A saying the sky is blue, and Candidate B saying it's a cloudy day, I look outside and I see, well, it's a cloudy day. I should be able to tell my viewers, 'Candidate A is wrong, Candidate B is right,' and not have to say, 'Well, you decide.' Then it would be like I'm an idiot.

Brown Campbell
- Day
- Sky
- Blue
My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best.

Kate Bush
- Up
- School
- Parents