Charles Dickens Quotes
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I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
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We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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Could today's construction worker married to a clerical worker guarantee four children a college education and buy a house? That's what we're fighting about.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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The conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point is very prominent in the views of a school of social scientists who, though they are still comparatively few, are getting more and more of a hearing.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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My number one job at the end of the day is to entertain.
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You just can't bifurcate bitcoin currency from the technology. Bitcoin will always need a monetary base.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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Our plan is what the Scottish government had with the U.K. It's an agreement to consult over the independence of Catalonia. And we will not abandon this plan until the end.
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I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.
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People are more comfortable learning about wine because now they can just Google, you know, 'Soave,' and say, 'Oh, O.K., cool.'
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Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.
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The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
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Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.
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Nothing I ever did I expected to do. It just kind of happened.
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Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.
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I have learned that I must take a holiday at least once each year if I want to survive!
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Holiday food is rich and indulgent. Going-home-to-see-family food is richer and even more indulgent.
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Readers want to see, hear, feel, smell the action of your story, even if that action is just two people having a quiet conversation.
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I always encourage over-tipping if you can afford it because... share the wealth.
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On second thought, maybe the atheist cannot find God, for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.
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They don't mind it: its a reg'lar holiday to them - all porter and skittles.
