Simon Beaufoy Quotes

I used to live on a barge - it is incredibly good to write near water. There is an ever-changing landscape, so you never get bored.

Simon Beaufoy

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GoodLiveWaterLandscapeYouNever

Let's learn to consume the least amount of energy possible.

Mauricio Macri

EnergyLearnPossibleConsumeLeast

But compared to writing a novel, where you can be God, I did the Bay of Pigs invasion in six pages once, and there were 50,000 guys with boots that I didn't have to pay, and all those extras; we didn't have to pay them.

John Sayles

GodWritingBootsYouPayPigs

The method of magnitude estimation provided a direct measure of sensation.

Stanley Smith Stevens

MeasureEstimationDirectSensation

I did commit adultery, if adultery is having a relationship in a marriage with another woman. I learned from that.

Steve Garvey

MarriageRelationshipWomanCommit

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.

Storm Jameson

ThankfulMeMoreThanksgivingMay

I was quite intrigued by the idea of following the exploits of people who are often in the margins. You see the negotiators, but it's usually the SWAT team or the tactical team that draw our eye.

Luke Roberts

PeopleTeamEyeYouSeeIdea

We in the Labour party owe it to the people we represent to make sure that we offer a choice at the next election between our Labour values and those of the Conservatives.

Lucy Powell

PeopleValuesChoicePartyElection

I busted my bird for 60 years in the business, but my grandkids only know me as Mr. Potato Head.

Don Rickles

BusinessBirdMeKnowYearsHead

It's a particularly modern myth that married people are best friends. The best-friend concept is a uniquely female phenomena.

Deborah Tannen

BestPeopleFriendsModernMyth

If people see me giving back to the military, they'll hopefully follow suit and be good to these guys who have done so much. I'm not Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods - I'm just an old, gray-beard mountain climber, but I'm hoping to inspire people to follow my way.

Conrad Anker

GoodMountainPeopleMeWoodsTiger

We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.

Arthur Blank

HomeTodayImprovementPeopleYear

It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped.

William Tecumseh Sherman

DisagreeableThingWhipped

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