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Melvyn Bragg Quotes

We were working class, and you don't lose that. Later on, I bolted on media middle class... and now people like me are in the House of Lords.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: english
Birth: October 6, 1939

Topics

People Me Media You Lose House

I've been a loud voice as a Democratic leader for years, but that's not my job now. My job is to represent fishermen and farmers - everyone.

Leader Job Voice Now Farmers Years

A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time, the state budget committed less and less money to filmmaking.

Time Money Budget Find Filmmaking

If you're a juvenile delinquent today, you're a hacker. You live in your parent's house; they haven't seen you for two months. They put food outside your door, and you're shutting down a government of a foreign country from your computer.

Live Today Food Government Door You

People want to see you on the pitch. That was why I left Chelsea. I didn't want to hear people saying, 'Hey, he's doing well in training, blah blah blah... ' The game is what counts.

Training People Saying Game Doing

As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhelming force as to turn it from a struggle into suicide.

Martin Van Creveld

History Best Struggle War Suicide

Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.

Mickey Spillane

History Smoke Down Want Names Out

You're always better off if you quit smoking; it's never too late.

Better Smoking You Never Too Late

There are so many songs that have become massive hits merely because the video is great, while the song is pretty rubbish. From that point of view, I think I've always preferred to listen to a song rather than look at it.

Christine McVie

Great Song Think View Look Become

We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place too often, and I think you've got to move beyond it, go the extra mile and have the courage not to just repeat the first one.

Courage Think You Place Go Know

Obviously, your family life is the priority, but there's still other stuff you have to get done in a day. I think the way I make it work is by taking care of myself, and that includes fitness and eating right and all those things, but also by being very organized and punctual.

Life Work Family Myself Fitness Day

You can imagine what a dorm room environment is to a CF parent. It's like, oh my God. It's crazy.

God Crazy Parent Environment You Oh

You know, I can't remember the last movie I walked out of. If I pay, I'll see it through. I can't be halfway through a movie and think that I know everything that's going to happen, because I hope that I'm wrong.

Hope Think Remember You Wrong Know

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