Claire Tomalin Quotes
Dickens had more energy than anyone in the world, and he expected his sons to be like him, and they couldn't be.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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Being evil is easy.
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We need a reasonable price where producers will not start nagging. At a reasonable price, we can invest to produce more oil.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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I moved on from dice baseball to 'MLB: The Show' on PlayStation.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.
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People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
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An outsider's point of view is always handy.
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I'm less shy now than I was as a kid. After Flight 1549, my family and I had to become public figures and more complete versions of ourselves. I had to teach myself to become an effective public speaker.
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A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it.
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She then gave her a pair of slippers made of glass, the prettiest in the world.
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Dickens had more energy than anyone in the world, and he expected his sons to be like him, and they couldn't be.
