Claire Tomalin Quotes

'A Christmas Carol' has been described as the most perfect of Dickens's works and as a quintessential heart-warming story, and it is certainly the most popular.

Claire Tomalin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 20, 1933

Topics

StoryPerfectChristmasBeenMost

There is always room for coincidence.

Alva Noto

CoincidenceAlwaysRoom

I've always been the long-term relationship, go-home-and-meet-mom girl.

Sophia Bush

GirlRelationshipAlwaysLong-Term

I like to express certain things that happen in my life, the joy of spring, the birds singing and young babies coming into the world. You know, the whole thing as well as the part I'm not happy with, the sad part.

Roy Haynes

LifeSadJoyHappySpringSinging

It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.

Michel de Montaigne

ChildrenPlayGamesPlayingSeen

To me, growing up in South Wales, a pair of Diesel jeans were the thing to have - if you could afford them.

Luke Evans

MeGrowing UpYouGrowingJeansUp

I always step back and look at - you know, look at my background in playing team sports my whole life and taking that approach into Congress. It's not about me going, and you know, feeding my ego going to Congress.

Jon Runyan

LifeSportsStepMeTeamEgo

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

Diane Abbott

DebateCountryDecideGoingLaws

I decided that in Wakanda, the royal family would have extremely dark complexions, like so black they're blue. My attitude was, because the royal family is dark, the darker you are, the more you're considered royal.

Brian Stelfreeze

FamilyAttitudeBlueBlackYouDark

When I was little, I always wanted to be a model.

Shanina Shaik

AlwaysLittleModelWanted

I want a lot of people to see my movies. More black people. More white people. I want to make that connection.

Tyler Perry

PeopleBlackConnectionWhiteMovies

I am in favour of a fully transferable allowance.

Nigel Lawson

I AmAllowanceAmFavourFully

When you have heartbreak, what's important is that you don't go halfway. Go all the way down. Don't take pills that keep you in limbo. Cry out all the feelings. Then your own energy for life will put you up again. You become stronger.

Marina Abramovic

LifeEnergyStrongerYouDownCry

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