Mary Beard Quotes

In general, I never think it is a good idea to try to recreate past successes. You have to strike out on your own, for better or worse.

Mary Beard

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GoodPastThinkBetterYouNever

I'm delighted when Scotland qualify either for the World Cup or the European Championship. I always take a vested interest in Scotland's result, and it creates the opportunity for a drink in our house when they do well.

Jimmy Hill

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I think, in any artist's mind, you can't just be into yourself. You have to look at the world in an objective view.

Mekhi Phifer

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The doctor who diagnosed me with ALS, or motor neuron disease, told me that it would kill me in two or three years.

Stephen Hawking

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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

Tom Peters

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When I was playing James Bond, it was the best job in the world. I mean, it was hard work, all that filming and travelling and tedium on set, but I earned a lot of money, and it was not a taxing job. I just had to say, 'Shaken, not stirred.'

Roger Moore

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Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.

Robert Wagner

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Sometimes there's one person in the audience laughing hysterically, and it's so much fun. You end up playing the entire play to them.

Lorraine Bracco

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I always like to vent and tell the truth in my music.

Jay IDK

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I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.

Diablo Cody

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I've never been a much of a glamour girl.

Deborah Ann Woll

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My idea of baking is buying a ready-make cake mix and throwing in an egg.

Cilla Black

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You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

Branford Marsalis

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