M. F. K. Fisher Quotes
It must not simply be taken for granted that a given set of ill-assorted people, for no other reason than because it is Christmas, will be joyful to be reunited and to break bread together.M. F. K. Fisher
Quotes to Explore
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I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.
Laura Haddock -
If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
Sadhu Vaswani -
Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
Rabindranath Tagore -
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
Babasaheb -
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
Ovid -
I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
Warren Spector
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
Jack W. Szostak -
I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.
Karlie Kloss -
My father was an electrical contractor, while I used to deliver video cassettes on a cycle to people in Juhu and Bandra, including celebrities like Mithun Chakraborty. Mithunda remembers me and is very proud of me. He can't believe that the guy who used to come to his house in short pants has become so successful.
Madhur Bhandarkar -
I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
Naomi Scott -
I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
Taron Egerton -
I made a very conscious decision to quit acting. I was on a series, and we were in the process of renegotiating. They had an idea of what they thought I was worth, and I had an idea that was quite different.
Taylor Sheridan
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
Jack Ramsay -
Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.
Yo-Yo Ma -
May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.
Samuel Freeman Miller -
It's very tempting to have a nanny and live in a gated community and have a chef - I'd love to have a few dinners cooked for me. But I don't want that for my children. When they're older, if people say to them, 'Did you have a chef?' I want them to be shocked by the question.
Kate Winslet -
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and other British Muslims detained without trial in Guantanamo Bay.
Hari Kunzru -
Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
Jack Scalia
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I was running for mayor of Syracuse - the first woman to run for mayor in our city, or in New York, and one of the first in the United States. I was known for my strong conservation plank. In 1969, the term 'conservation' was hardly on the tip of every citizen's tongue.
Karen DeCrow -
Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free.
Kris Kristofferson -
Russia has not taken part and is not going to take part in any actions aimed at removing legitimate government.
Vladimir Putin -
I was always told that if people don't want a picture with you, or they don't want an autograph from you, that doesn't mean you're not doing anything good.
Mike Trout -
It must not simply be taken for granted that a given set of ill-assorted people, for no other reason than because it is Christmas, will be joyful to be reunited and to break bread together.
M. F. K. Fisher