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The Labour Party's history was that they gave their...

The Labour Party's history was that they gave their independence to all the Empire and Commonwealth.

Quote by Sean Connery about independence, history

The sky is the limit, there are so many resources out...

The sky is the limit, there are so many resources out there that aren't really being tapped hard or much, like storytelling.

Quote by Robert Patterson about limits, sky, being

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind...

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

Quote by Thomas Paine about reason, error

Of course there may well be particular reasons why Spencer rather than others is dead, as there were also particular reasons why he rather than others made such a stir.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about reason

The shortest answer is doing the thing.

The shortest answer is doing the thing.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about things

I don't watch much TV or films, but I've watched Cameron...

I don't watch much TV or films, but I've watched Cameron Diaz.

Quote by Christopher Parker about pleasure

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and...

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?

Quote by Billy Joel about purpose, career, thinking, good, good luck

So it was a bit tricky, 'cause most of the people in...

So it was a bit tricky, 'cause most of the people in London belonged to this London clique and we didn't. So we didn't go to parties or hang out.

Quote by Andy Partridge about people

We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.

Quote by Quincy Jones about magic, depression, heart

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a...

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

Quote by Glenn Close about celebrity, thinking, affair

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about mother

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to...

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about time, man

I don't find any presidents all that sexy. They're not...

I don't find any presidents all that sexy. They're not very rock'n'roll.

Quote by Carmen Electra about sex, rocks

We learn to live when life is ending.

We learn to live when life is ending.

Quote by Michel Montaigne about life

When in doubt, blame problems on the previous conductor.

When in doubt, blame problems on the previous conductor.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about doubt, problems

Somebody said to me this morning, To what do you attribute your longevity I don't know. I mean, I couldn't have planned my life out better. By all accounts I should be dead! The abuse I put my body through: the drugs, the alcohol, the lifestyle...

Quote by Ozzy Osbourne about opinion, longevity, drugs, body, life, contentment

My first vocation was dance.

My first vocation was dance.

Quote by Victoria Abril about dance

The reader has to be creative when he's reading. He has to try to make the thing alive. A good reader has to do a certain amount of work when he is reading.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature, work, things, good, good luck

As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just...

As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just completely fell in love with England.

Quote by Gwyneth Paltrow about teaching, love, life

The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, ...

The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am.

Quote by Stephen Robert Irwin about animals

Love grows, lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, ...

Love grows, lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, that one springs from an Union of Souls, and the other from an Union of Sense.

Quote by William Penn about love, union, joy, common sense, sense, reason

Love with the happiness of forgivness: admiring!

Love with the happiness of forgivness: admiring!

Quote by Costel Zăgan about aphorisms, happiness, love

Nobody interviewed Kitty Potter about what she wore. I...

Nobody interviewed Kitty Potter about what she wore. I would have loved to hear what she would have said about some of this stuff.

Quote by Kim Basinger

I actually lost weight by not obsessing. When I crave...

I actually lost weight by not obsessing. When I crave something, I eat it.

Quote by Carmen Electra

I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of...

I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about books

This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.

This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.

Quote by Richard Burton about wealth

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

Quote by Martin Scorsese about simplicity, things

I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or the bum or the psychotic or the drunk or the drug addict or the criminal and see their baby pictures in my mind's eye. You don't think they were cute like every other baby?

Quote by Dustin Hoffman about man, criminals, people, mind, contentment

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue.

Quote by Carmen Electra about love, purpose, numbers, children, being

Folks playing leapfrog must complete all jumps.

Folks playing leapfrog must complete all jumps.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love

Any time you are unable to solve a problem, ask your...

Any time you are unable to solve a problem, ask your mother. She probably won't know either, but she will fake it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about mother, time, contentment

It was fun. That was something I came to fairly late.

It was fun. That was something I came to fairly late.

Quote by Michael Chabon

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make notes, talk to the director and we decide what kinds of shades should be in the character.

Quote by Dennis Farina about character

One serious obstacle to the smooth working of congresses...

One serious obstacle to the smooth working of congresses is the language barrier.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about obstacles, language

To be social is to be forgiving.

To be social is to be forgiving.

Quote by Robert Frost about people

Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide...

Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide behind their cliches.

Quote by Eugen Ionescu about communication, man

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