I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
Plautus
Recitation: by Male by Female
Rebecca Eaton has made an enormous contribution to the cultural life of America, and, more than that, she is one of the most fun people I know.
Andrew Davies
LifeFunPeopleAmericaKnowShe
I don't even like walking up a ladder; I'm petrified of heights.
Simon Fowler
WalkingHeightsLadderUpLikeEven
It's very easy for Australians living in big cities to either romanticise or demonise the situation in Aboriginal places - to kind of look at things through the 'noble innocents' prism or through the 'chronically dysfunctional' prism, and I suspect that is so often the case.
Tony Abbott
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Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You're three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you awake. You pay keen attention. People can just pick you up and move you and put you down.
Mary Karr
ChildhoodPeopleMeControlFeet
The idea of equal rights was in the air.
Lucy Stone
EqualityEqualAirRightsIdea
What I have realized is I cannot guarantee the absence of discrimination or hatred or prejudice, but I can guarantee the presence of justice.
Loretta Lynch
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I watch action movies, and you don't remember when Jason Statham does a kick or punch. It's character trait stuff you remember.
Jason Momoa
CharacterActionRememberYouMovies
If you want to make idols accessible - which I think Shakespeare should be - then you have to bring a human touch, make it self-effacing and warm.
Joseph Fiennes
ThinkWarmYouWantTouchHuman
Once your kid reaches middle school, parents are really supposed to fade out of the social picture. Kids are supposed to make their own plans, keep up with sophisticatedly crude discussions, and be able to go out on their own without supervision.
Claire Scovell LaZebnik
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Love the giver more than the gift.
Brigham Young
LoveBirthdayGiftMoreGiverThan
I consider myself a gladiator.
Bruce Smith
MyselfGladiatorConsider
I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I've talked to Tom about it. I don't think Michael Jordan needed to be on the captain's cart with Kite; he needed to be walking in the gallery, supporting them from outside the ropes.
Payne Stewart
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