Mariella Frostrup Quotes
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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I probably remember the 1954 Masters more vividly than any of the others.
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I no longer run barefoot.
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I grew up in North Carolina. My father was a salesperson; he sold textiles.
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I could never take orders from anyone.
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I always have my Laura Mercier foundation and concealer with me, and I love the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks. My favourite is shade 08, because it's just such a lovely natural colour with just a bit of pink to it.
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If you have a certain wildness of spirit, a cabinet maker's workshop is not the place to express it.
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I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'
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It's very hard for me to go to the movies because I know all the tricks, and I know everybody. I don't watch many at all. And the ones I do watch are generally much older films.
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I think the real problem is that nobody buys albums anymore, so you don't get the depth of the artists that are out today. What you get is whatever they felt is politically correct to get on there and actually make some impact. I think that's where you're losing your depth. You're only getting the very top of everything. It really bothers me.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.
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People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer.
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I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.
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My career was quite unusual, so my main advice to someone interested in a career similar to my own is to remain open to change and new opportunities. I like to tell students that the jobs I took after my Ph.D. were not in existence only a few years before.
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It must be born in mind that one does not see directly - as is the case in the exploration of the surface of the brain - where the electrodes are attacking.
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I'm a lover of songs.
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Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.
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All that Shakespeare says of the king, yonder slip of a boy that reads in the corner feels to be true of himself.
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My father just believed in my mother's ability to do anything.
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Misery won't touch you gentle. It always leaves its thumbprints on you; sometimes it leaves them for others to see, sometimes for nobody but you to know of.
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I'm always looking to develop my sound and I'm in the studio whenever I have the time to do this. Always looking ahead!
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I have encouraged my kids to eat well from day one. I add flavor - herbs and spices - to everything because I don't want them getting used to starchy, bland food. I also want them to experiment - they don't have to love everything, but they do have to try it.
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School was great. There were no boys there, which didn't really bother me at the time because I had two brothers, so I was quite pleased not to spend any more time with boys.
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It's an absolute disgrace that there isn't a books programme on the BBC.
