Clare Balding Quotes
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I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.
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Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and I keep on putting out music. The only thing that drives music is the people who are making it.
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end.
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It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.
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Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
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I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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I have been called 'The American De Maupassant.' Well, I never wrote a filthy word in my life, and I don't like to be compared to a filthy writer.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.
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I tend to stay away from the comics.
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I believe that all men and women will be saved.
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What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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I think most people realize that Barbara and Jenna are college kids, and to make such a big deal out of it is a bit ridiculous. At least now, the press has stopped.
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War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder. In a nuclear age the victims would be numbered by the millions. This naked truth must be faced.
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If a game is meant to be played by everybody, it deserves to be on multiple platforms so everybody can play it.
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No one wanted a job. No one could hold a job. You tend to see those going hand in hand.
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I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs.
