Roy Bennett Quotes

There is absolutely no doubt that Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF have lost the popular support of the people of Zimbabwe. And the more they become intransigent, the more they become vicious and try to repress people, the more it turns people against them, and the less chance they have of ever holding onto power.

Roy Bennett

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The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy.

John Maynard Keynes

PowerIdeasMayGreaterErrorsThan

As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.

Max Beerbohm

GoodTeacherPersonalityGeneration

Madonna is untouchable. She is absolutely lovely. On a personal level, she's everything you would expect. She's so down to earth.

Matthew Williamson

YouDownEarthPersonalSheLovely

True confidence is firmly planted in reality. To grow your confidence, it's important to do an honest and accurate self-assessment of your abilities. If there are weaknesses in your skill set, make plans for strengthening these skills and find ways to minimize their negative impact.

Travis Bradberry

ConfidenceNegativeRealityImpact

I write constantly about everything.

Tom Sturridge

WriteEverythingAboutConstantly

And that is called paying the Dane-geld; but we've proved it again and again, that if once you have paid him the Dane-geld you never get rid of the Dane.

Rudyard Kipling

YouNeverHimPaidGetAgain

Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way.

Martin Scorsese

LifeExperienceTogetherPeopleGo

A lot of my writing is wish-fulfilment, making things the way I want them to be.

Michelle Paver

WritingWantWayThingsMakingThem

I grew up doing musical theater.

Chris Colfer

DoingUpMusical TheaterTheater

I like the architecture of lingerie.

Colleen Atwood

ArchitectureLikeLingerie

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.

Conor Cruise O'Brien

SurviveUnited NationsFailSeen

Everything is blurred on what's right and what's wrong. Sin becomes fine. Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there.

Phil Robertson

StartBehaviorWrongSinRightOut

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