Nigella Lawson Quotes

People who have fabulous childhoods have this sense that nothing is ever going to be that good again. With me, I have the sense that nothing is going to be that bad.

Nigella Lawson

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GoodPeopleMeBadNothingFabulous

I was doing a Broadway musical called 'Smile' with Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch in 1984/5 when it abruptly closed. Howard was in the middle of pre-production for 'The Little Mermaid,' so he kindly invited all the girls in our cast to audition for the film.

Jodi Benson

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I've been writing about misogyny for 20 years and trying to understand what femininity means for my entire career.

Jill Soloway

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Aim for the highest.

Andrew Carnegie

AimHighest

In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was so much more important that I put it in just that context.

John N. Mitchell

MindImportantMoreContextSide

Looking back, I think we were all quite mature, surprisingly responsible. In earlier wars, boys of our age had just gone off to raise hell or enlist or both, but we stayed dutifully at our desks doing tomorrow's homework.

John Knowles

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Celebrity gets you access to world leaders.

Michael Douglas

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People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long.

Stephen Root

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I grew up in a family where the thing that was valued most was being a hard worker, and if you commit to something, you follow through.

Stephanie Savage

FamilyYouFollowHardUpSomething

The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.

Robert Crippen

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No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.

Robert W. Service

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Very few men can fall as far as I have and come back. People see me and it's like they've seen a ghost, like I'm back from the dead.

Mickey Rourke

MenPeopleMeFallBackDead

I just wear very nice pyjamas. When I'm at home, I love to watch movies and relax because when I'm modeling, I'm always travelling. When I'm not working I don't put much make up, but I do love nail polish for that little bit of fun colour.

Liu Wen

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