William Shawcross Quotes

Charities should not become the junior partner in the welfare state; whether or not they provide services funded by Government or, indeed, receive grants from Government, they must remain independent and focused on their mission.

William Shawcross

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 28, 1946

Topics

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Bad writing as a conscious goal is liberating for students: They are freed to be creative in a new and different way.

Amitava Kumar

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The craziest thing I've probably done during a show is the balcony dive - it was pretty scary. I was like, 'This could result in an injury of mine,' but somehow I survived.

Steve Aoki

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'I Love Lucy,' the first classic, really belonged more to the Wacky Woman genre than the domestic sitcom; 'My Little Margie' and 'I Married Joan' were among the shrill, coarse imitations.

Tom Shales

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The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies.

Michael Pollan

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The new rule in American politics is that no one can make it to the White House without the Hispanic vote.

Jorge Ramos

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When films are remade, it often becomes a big deal. In theater, it's called a revival.

Condola Rashad

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Seymour Hersh is one of the giants of investigative journalism.

Peter Bergen

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There's a generation of children who don't like black and white movies. There's a level of impatience or intolerance now.

Peter Jackson

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There's no rush to ever put out a new Cheap Trick record. We put it out when we feel like it.

Rick Nielsen

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If you look only as Genesis as an allegory, you have a major problem, because if it's an allegory, then tell me who our ancestor was? If Abraham was real, then from Abraham if Adam isn't real, if it's just an allegory, it's just a story, then what's the real Adam who really fell in a garden and really sinned? Where did we come from?

Ken Ham

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The fool knows after he's suffered.

Hesiod

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Prose talks and poetry sings.

Franz Grillparzer

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