Louis de Bernieres Quotes

Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality.

Louis de Bernieres

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FamilyEqualityLawUpGoingGet

At some point in the past, it was decided that women in comedy are never supposed to be shown in an unflattering light. But in comedy, you need all of your tools to be funny.

Melissa McCarthy

FunnyWomenLightPastToolsComedy

I was going to get the Carolyn Bessette story out of her one way or another.

Michael Bergin

StoryWayOutHerGoingGet

Life is just a bowl of pits.

Rodney Dangerfield

LifeJustBowlPits

It's unfortunate that music has become such big business.

Rosanna Arquette

BusinessMusicBecomeBig

One question you ask as a writer or any kind of artist when you start making something is, 'Does this have reason to exist in the world?' And you're reassured when you get little confirmations that people are pleased it did exist - whether they buy a ticket, whether it gets good reviews, whether it transfers.

Mike Bartlett

GoodPeopleWorldStartYouArtist

Some people choose their style at the age of 14, but I changed mine all the time.

Louis Garrel

AgeTimeStylePeopleChooseMine

Some people would rather have a lie that makes them smile than a truth that makes them cry. I'm the opposite; I'd rather have people make me cry with the truth than try to make me smile.

Joyce Giraud

SmileTruthLiePeopleMeCry

In Montreal, when I grew up, I'd go to the Notre-Dame Basilica, a gorgeous cathedral in town. I'd listen to huge symphony orchestras, Pavarotti singing operas; that was absolutely marvelous. I like that aspect of the cathedral, the spectacle.

Christopher Plummer

SingingGoListenUpGorgeousLike

A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.

Christopher Hitchens

WarRisksConservativeStatus Quo

So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United States doesn't control everything that happens in Washington.

Brian Mulroney

ControlPoliticalProblemWashington

I can say sincerely, don't take your voice for granted. It is truly what makes us all equal.

Two Chainz

VoiceI CanSayEqualTakeUs

The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.

Herbert Samuel

PeopleVirtueOthersSome People

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