Andrew Lansley Quotes
I'm not going to go mystery shopping in the NHS because we have a million people every day using it and rating its facilities.
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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In the day-to-day, farm work is stress relief for me. At the end of the day, I love having this other career - my anti-job - that keeps me in shape and gives me control over a vegetal domain.
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It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.
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I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail.
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The beauty of a Moroccan riad is undeniable, but even the most die-hard fan may find herself growing a little weary of what can come to feel like a one-size-fits-all aesthetic: tilework, white Berber rugs, woolen tribal throw pillows in reds and ochers, cut-metal lanterns.
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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.
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There is kind of an underground conservative movement in Hollywood, really.
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A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.
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I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
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I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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I would hate to look back on my life and go, 'You know, I wanted to do a rock n' roll album. I should have, and I never did.'
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Motherhood has been an exercise in guilt.
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He (Michael) was gone in a whisper of air, hardly making any sound at all, and Claire shivered and leaned against Shane’s solid, very human warmth. His arms went around her, and he touched his lips lightly to the back of her neck. “How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we’ve had?” “I sweat perfume. Like all girls.
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Playing two people is definitely difficult, but it's made possible by everyone around me, and it's a big team effort.
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I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.
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I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want it to be. So I live with failure.
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I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has shown in my work and the recognition that it has paid to my past successes, convince me that I am not on the wrong track.
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I'm not going to go mystery shopping in the NHS because we have a million people every day using it and rating its facilities.
