Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes
English people ... never speak, excepting in cases of fire or murder, unless they are introduced.
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My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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I don't want to talk about negative, dark things. The only thing I've got against stuff like Marilyn Manson is, they make unbelievable videos and unbelievable images.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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Gautham was a premature baby. I remember when doctors said that his health condition was critical, I was tense. I could afford the treatment, but a lot of commoners can't. I believe more children's lives can be saved if we work towards it.
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My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it's your last.
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In India, nobody really talks about works of art; they always talk about the appreciation of art. You buy this for 3,000 rupees, it'll become 30,000 in two months.
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Let's have some new cliches.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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If I didn't love the hourglass, I wouldn't love myself.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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If you're a Republican woman, you're mostly on your own when it comes to support from traditional women's groups.
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I had a teacher at school who said, 'We are going to do a play next year, and you're in it.' He said, 'You should try out for the Royal Academy as an actor.' I did and got in. I was 17. My mum wasn't too happy, but it worked out OK.
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I write in a rush of memory.
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Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.
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Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.
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What really motivates people at Facebook is building something that's worthwhile, that they're going to be proud to show to friends and family.
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Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind! They look at the wonder of this earth and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going. They seek excitement ... as if they were lost and desperate.
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English people ... never speak, excepting in cases of fire or murder, unless they are introduced.
