Tom Hodgkinson Quotes

Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill people or make them work 12-hour days or sell them shoddy merchandise or lend them vast sums of money that they cannot pay back.

Tom Hodgkinson

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It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress.

Jennifer Garner

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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

Max Lerner

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You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

Jeffery Deaver

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When I first found out what a show runner was, I thought it was the strangest job I had heard of in my life.

Stephanie Savage

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I was very nervous about taking on an empire that was richer and far more powerful than I will ever be. It was very daunting.

Sienna Miller

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I have deliberately kept singing because I have to at my age. If I stopped for even a year my voice would slowly deteriorate until it's not there at all. That's a fact about getting to my age.

Roger Daltrey

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When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and fools.

Russell Baker

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I would love to live in 'The Lord of the Rings.' J. R. R. Tolkien's world is so vivid and rich and sensual. I love the country setting and the routine of the hobbits. Of course, I would like to be a hobbit who goes on small adventures - not huge, horrifying ones like Frodo's quest.

Mary Pope Osborne

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I always remember loving 'Even Stevens' - that show was so brilliant and funny and smart.

Luke Benward

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The time has come for President Obama to formally rescind his order to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and end his irresponsible allegations of injustices at the facility, which operates in a framework that respects the rule of law, keeps terrorists off American soil, and bolsters our national security.

Jason Chaffetz

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We'd have made more, but I kept forgetting to write songs down.

Chris Lowe

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The vision people have of a director is completely flawed - someone with a crystalline vision of everything they're going to do. How boring would that be? It's a creative and collaborative process.

Colm McCarthy

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