Alice James Quotes
The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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One thing I noticed working in the Bronx is that leaders come in the craziest places. They don't always show up at community board meetings. Sometimes it's just the guys on the corner that the boys on the block respect.
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I was in love with the British 'The Office', so even though I love Steve Carell, when they were going to remake it, I was like, 'This is not going to work. I'm going to completely veto this show. I am not going to watch this show.' But now, I love it.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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Friendship is the complete explanation of what a Cheetah Girl is - if you have that true friendship, you can conquer anything you want.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride.
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I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.
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I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools.
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Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes.
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Even when the characters are supposed to be accustomed to the wonder, I try to weave an air of awe and impressiveness corresponding to what the reader should feel. A casual style ruins any serious fantasy.
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Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.
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The investigation of consciousness has come to be regarded suspiciously by most smart people and by most scientists. That's a legacy that began with the Inquisition, which considered non-Christian spiritual inquiry as blasphemous.
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I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.
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Grub first, then ethics.
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Orlando, and I'd love to see them again.
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Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker.
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The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape.
