Denise Mina Quotes

If you went for a job interview in a Glasgow law firm, they used to ask you what school you went to. And that was a way of finding out what religion you were.

Denise Mina

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I'd rather go to Vietnam than get married.

Joe Namath

GoVietnamGetRatherMarriedThan

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

Maximilien Robespierre

FreedomPeopleTyrannyIgnorantLies

I need to have many things cooking at the same time.

Robert Lepage

TimeCookingNeedSameThingsMany

The league has been good to all of us in terms of what we get out of all these TV contracts and everything, so it would be a little disingenuous to complain too much. But if I had my way, we'd take a five-day break at Christmas. I mean it.

Stan Van Gundy

GoodToo MuchChristmasWayMean

I've been wrong so often, I don't find it extraordinary at all.

Ronald Coase

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The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.

Jonathan Kozol

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Certainly I'm a Christian first and foremost. But I do believe in religious tolerance and finding the commonality between all of us. I think that's how we're all going to come together.

Dennis Quaid

TogetherBelieveThinkToleranceUs

I'm not Mary Poppins, but I think I functioned with integrity.

Dawn Steel

IntegrityThinkI ThinkMary

Some of the most untidy writers have also been the most productive. Iris Murdoch, for instance, wrote a good 30 books in a house strewn with rubbish.

Craig Brown

GoodHouseProductiveBeenRubbish

The guys who don't make it through SEAL training are the Rambo wannabes. If you cannot work in a team format but also function autonomously, you won't last for very long.

Brandon Webb

WorkTrainingTeamLongYouThrough

I honestly always really try to get people to share their feelings. I always say to everyone that communication is key.

Anne-Marie

CommunicationPeopleKeyFeelings

It's all about becoming a more well-rounded player and not a one-dimensional player. You might hear someone say, 'Hilton Head sets up well for them.' I don't want that stereotype.

Peter Uihlein

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