Beeban Kidron Quotes
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Islam's laws are fixed and that is why Islam is stable.
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Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
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The best advice I got as a writer was also the first advice, which came from the late fantasy author and editor Karl Edward Wagner: Any agent who charges to look at your work is a crook.
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Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side.
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Among physicists and chemists, cold fusion - nuclear fusion at close to room temperature - enjoys a reputation about on par with creationism.
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I read that book, 'Lonesome Dove,' and I told my agent that they were gonna make a miniseries out of it and I wanted to be in it. I didn't care what part.
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In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.
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In some ways, the '60s were a reaction to the '50s and the intensity of the Cold War.
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My purpose is far greater than my pain.
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I think getting up every morning is the most amazing thing any of us do. We know what's out there, and yet we keep going.
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I went to a Catholic school with 40 kids total. There were no cliques, but I suppose I was the 'sporty good girl.'
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There's been so many lovely things said about me, and I'm glad that I've had the opportunity to thank everybody. Thank you.
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These men have replaced mind with platitude, and the dogmas by which they are legitimated are so widely accepted that no counterbalance of mind prevails against them. They have replaced the responsible interpretation of events with the disguise of events by a maze of public relations.
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A very great part of the mischiefs that vex the world arises from words.
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The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.
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If you look at the trends, China very well could be the driver of the adoption of block chain consumer services.
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It took me ten years to write a proper story. I floundered about trying to shape something, counting on the 'feeling' I had as I wrote, only to discover upon rereading my work that the feeling had disappeared, and what remained was an empty shell.
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I am very bad at taking compliments. Even in school, when people told me that I look good, I could just manage an awkward thank you and a smile.
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Women in the public eye and on TV are often scrutinized for how they look so I know how easy it would be to fall into the trap of taking on board this negativity. The healthiest way for me to deal with it is by being fit and healthy through activities like swimming, which helps me focus on what my body can do rather than what it looks like.
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To be an Arsenal fan is to convince yourself that you can no longer support a team that disappoints you, only to be drawn back in by the ever-flickering promise of something better.
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Life ain't all beer and skittles, and more's the pity; but what's the odds, so long as you're happy?
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It is only when social movements have receded into past history... that the Church with pride turns around to claim that it was she who abolished slavery, aroused the people to liberty, and emancipated woman.
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We need to be much more robust consumers.
