Emma Alice Margaret Asquith (Margot Asquith) Quotes
One can only influence the strong characters in life, not the weak; and it is the height of vanity to suppose that you can make an honest man of anyone.
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If I'm just at the White House, I have meetings in my office, I sign letters, I plan different things. Late in the afternoon, I'll quit working and wait for my husband to get home.
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Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
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Seeing a catering truck feels like home.
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Each poem in becoming generates the laws by which it is generated: extensions of the laws to other poems never completely take.
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Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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I once interviewed my grandma for a class project about the Second World War. After 70 years filled with marriage, children, grandchildren, death, poverty and triumph, the thing about which she was unquestionably the proudest and most excited was that she and her family did their part during the war.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much weight in the right places as I could. My weightlifting was impressive for me, but not for some of the guys I see down at the gym.
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They say every writer really just writes about one thing over and over. I guess my one thing is how the past impacts the present.
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This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.
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In literature, older women are not often given center stage.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.
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I can parallel park pretty well - I'm a great driver.
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I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.
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I like the fact that some of your favorite Broadway musicals are not made into movies.
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Each country is different. Keep an open mind, and you will able to find where the niche entry level lies - the areas where there are gaps. You have to keep an ear to the ground, and you can find a business opportunity.
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The Dalmatian breed of dog has many primitive characteristics.
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One can only influence the strong characters in life, not the weak; and it is the height of vanity to suppose that you can make an honest man of anyone.
