Jo Brand Quotes

To me, a politician's job is to listen to constituents' problems and try to sort them out.

Jo Brand

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I wanted to write a book like a rapper would write it - I didn't want to hold back. Rappers catch a lot of slack; I'm not going to be cursing up a storm, but when I look at Nas... his first album is one of my favorites. I want to tell stories like that.

Angie Thomas

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If you feel very deeply about something, it's not possible to sacrifice your integrity about that.

Trevor Nunn

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I like exploring both the light parts and the dark parts of a single person. And all of those shades tend to come out most acutely in stories about families.

Rosemarie DeWitt

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In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

Michael Schumacher

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I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything.

Donald Trump

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After 9/11, there was so much distress in America that it led to an inter-cultural breakdown. Some of our communities were targeted. Many of our adults shut themselves off from other cultures. I tried to bring children of Indian and other cultures together in my literature.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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Anyone can do running. Running should be easy. It should be fun. It should include everyone. It shouldn't be a punishment for eating cheesecake, which is what we've turned it into.

Christopher McDougall

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Some of the smartest people I know are metal fans.

Corey Taylor

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The way theater can bring people together is so powerful.

Phillipa Soo

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When you train a massive club or little third division outfit, when you go out to play football in any situation, it is always about winning.

Pep Guardiola

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I think about my grandfather who's 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket.

Tim Scott

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I think all art - even one as lowly as making jokes about celebrities - is there to make a connection.

Ricky Gervais

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