John Bruton Quotes

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.

John Bruton

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FinancialWillFollowEveryoneUs

Everyone in comedy thinks if you go to the U.S. you become a global star but, unfortunately, I've always been a bit anti-American - so I never did.

Jo Brand

ComedyYouGoBecomeNeverAlways

I was not typical. Whatever typical or normal is, I was somehow separated and different.

John C. Hawkes

WhateverNormalDifferentTypical

I've aged. 'Patagonia' has robbed me of a decade of my life.

Matthew Rhys

LifeMeMy LifeDecadeRobbedAged

But it's important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated.

Anna Quindlen

RespectLearnRememberWorthYou

Only one in four jokes ever works, and I still can't predict what people will laugh at.

Steven Wright

PeopleLaughWillPredictJokes

It's ironic that early on in the war with Afghanistan, the Americans and the British were saying, 'We recognise there must be a Palestinian state,' then they rapidly forgot about it. I think history will show that that kind of amnesia will come back to haunt you.

Tom Paulin

HistoryWarSayingThinkYouEarly

One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second.

Robert Baden-Powell

ScoutPlaceAuthorityObedienceOwn

When I was 18, I was halfway up the Eiffel Tower with my friend, Tom, when we decided to stick our heads through the railings. The gap between the railings was exactly the right size to be able to put your head through and nearly get stuck. Which is exactly what happened.

Robert Webb

FriendRightSizeHeadUpTower

London is the clearing-house of the world.

Joseph Chamberlain

WorldLondon

But for each of us, isn't life about determining your own finish line?

Diana Nyad

LifeFinish LineFinishLineOwnUs

I don't think makeup is rocket science or a cure for cancer.

Cindy Crawford

ScienceMakeupThinkCancerRocket

I don't have a life where it's galas, posh affairs. It's me, my dog and a sofa. And a TV.

Phillip Lim

LifeDogMeWhereSofaTV

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