Louis de Bernieres Quotes

When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.

Louis de Bernieres

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LifeLoveChildrenFocusYouBecome

I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like Carla on 'Cheers.' People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.

Melissa Rauch

SmileLosingPeopleMeFaceWings

What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.

Jeannette Rankin

LifeDecisionPhilosophyCrisisMake

Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.

Sophie Hannah

MeEnoughAttentionRewardWant

There's no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we're happy; end of story.

Simon Cowell

LiveHappyMeStoryEndSomeone

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a leader in any sort of political bent.

Tom Hanks

LeaderLiveMePoliticalCountry

I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that.

Rita Ora

FamilyGreatSupportKnowLucky

'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.

Michelle Yeoh

MeFightingTigerSeriousRoleVery

When I'm debating others, whether it's Eleanor Clift or Bob Beckel, you're still in a fierce debate mode, but you're also on best behavior.

Monica Crowley

BestBehaviorFierceYouDebateBob

That's the very essence of pork barrelism, when you give a huge lump sum to a person and say, 'Well, tell us what you want it for, but you are free to decide where to spend it on.'

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

FreeYouPersonSayWantTell

I realize there are a lot of folks in my political party who disagree with me on this, but I think the Patriot Act is an important law enforcement tool, and it makes our country safer.

Jason Kander

MeLawLaw EnforcementThinkParty

Truman has become the patron saint of failed presidents because he left office with a 27 percent approval rating, and people were saying, 'To err is Truman,' yet look at what he did: the Marshall Plan, the creation of NATO, the Truman Doctrine.

Douglas Brinkley

PeopleSayingPlanLookCreation

While I don't know if I exist in the land of the elite, I'm definitely on the battlefield with restlessness.

Christen Press

KnowLandEliteExistBattlefield

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