Edward St Aubyn Quotes
But do you know what struck me, apart from Nancy’s vibrant self-pity, which she had the nerve to pretend was grief?
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My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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On the whole, I don't like reading long books. I'm not a fan of 'Ulysses.' And I haven't quite finished 'War and Peace.'
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I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive, so there is no secret anywhere. I am not concerned. It does not sit with my objectives to be competitive.
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We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
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I certainly feel sad about the alienation from my son.
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I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.
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I never made a movie I would not take my family to see.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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My husband and I were married in May 2007 on a sprawling rent-a-ranch in the Texas Hill Country. On the drive from Houston, we'd stopped off for our marriage license in the former produce aisle of a Winn Dixie-turned-courthouse in San Marcos and from there drove off the grid.
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You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.
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Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett are reportedly considering creating a Broadway musical based on The Apprentice. The pair came up with the idea when neither one of them could find a match to set fire to a pile of money.
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I don't admire one particular style, but for evening events, I always look to Grace Kelly for inspiration.
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I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me.
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Enough is enough! ... How many homes can you own?
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I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
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But do you know what struck me, apart from Nancy’s vibrant self-pity, which she had the nerve to pretend was grief?
