Claire Tomalin Quotes
Dickens was a part of how the whole celebration of Christmas as we know it today emerged during the 19th century.Claire Tomalin
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
Earl Weaver -
What makes for a good argument, at bottom, is being more prepared than anyone else in that courtroom, and being willing to fight to tell your client's story - the story of why the right view of the law and my client's interests are one and the same.
Patricia Millett -
I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said he didn't have any feelings of personal possession of these ideas. Once they were out there, they came from somewhere else. And that's exactly the feeling when you write. You don't feel possessive about it.
E. L. Doctorow -
My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
Carlos Mesa -
Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
D.R.A.M. -
I'm not a celebrity trainer. I don't have my own line of DVDs, but I'm a fighter and have everything to prove.
Cara Castronuova
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Control what you can control. Don't lose sleep worrying about things that you don't have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won't have any control over them.
Cam Newton -
I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
Harry Caray -
This is how I started: My mom was crazy for antique shops and junk shops, and my sister and I would play this game where, if we were driving with my parents and saw a junk shop or an antique shop, we'd scream at the top of our lungs. My poor father would have heart failure and screech to a halt, and we'd leap out and go and explore.
Hamish Bowles -
Dr. Dre, my oldest brother, he paved the way for me and Snoop to get a chance to get into the studio. I asked him to show me how to work the MPC-60... I was about maybe 17, 18, right around there.
Warren G -
It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
Jacki Weaver -
The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
Damien Rice
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
Hani Furstenberg -
My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
Garth Brooks -
Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return.
Tammy Duckworth -
Frankly, I don't understand the monthly magazines that continue to publish news that is two months old and which has already been reported on ad nauseam online, including on their own websites.
Imran Amed -
As educators and policy makers, it is important to demonstrate for parents the connection between high levels of student participation in assessment and system accountability - ensuring the success of every student.
Kate Brown -
I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.
Wanda Sykes
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there is time to play...and then there are times to work hard and get my fans an album.
Justin Bieber -
Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises.
Beverly Cleary -
Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
Charles M. Schulz -
Dovea in memoria avere il signor mio,Che l'oro e 'l premio ogni durezza inchina;Ma, quando bisognò, l'ebbe in oblio,Ed ei si procacciò la sua ruina.
Ludovico Ariosto -
I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. You're constantly learning how to be confident, aren't you?
Mary Beth Patterson -
Dickens was a part of how the whole celebration of Christmas as we know it today emerged during the 19th century.
Claire Tomalin