Clive James Quotes

It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.

Clive James

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I was terrified of being a teacher. To stand in front of a classroom, the responsibility is boggling. Imagine! Standing in front of people!

John Glover

TeacherResponsibilityPeopleStand

I'm a Labour party supporter, but I'm also a democrat.

Melvyn Bragg

PartyDemocratLabourSupporterAlso

Being on a TV show is incredibly daunting.

Matthew Gray Gubler

BeingShowTV ShowTVDaunting

Dave Duerson had classic pathology of CTE and no evidence of any other disease.

Ann McKee

ClassicEvidenceDiseasePathology

I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people.

John Wells

ValueEffortPeopleLaborUnions

Somehow I find it easier to inhabit characters if they are a little bit pathetic. I do seem to have an affinity with pathetic people.

Tom Hollander

PeopleFindLittleSeemPathetic

After the 'Last Waltz' concert, it just seemed very healthy to me to put making a record as far out of my mind as I possibly could.

Robbie Robertson

MindMeHealthyOutConcertLast

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

The TV world is not what it used to be. I mean, the quality has become something quite exceptional.

Jason Statham

QualityWorldBecomeMeanSomething

I wear make-up, and it gets a little bit thicker every year.

Dolly Parton

YearLittleWearEveryThickerBit

I traveled with then-Senator Obama to Israel in 2008. I will never forget our time in the holy city of Jerusalem and following behind him as he approached the Western Wall - and even in the dark hours of that very early morning, it was a place bustling with energy afforded by one's faith.

Denis McDonough

MorningFaithTimeCityEnergyWall

Washington, DC is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese.

Dennis Miller

CheeseWashingtonLyingWisconsinDC

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