Lesley Manville Quotes

I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't want to be away from him.

Lesley Manville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 12, 1956

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On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far more media outlets between the elevator and the Senate chamber than he or she could garner in a full press conference back home.

Jim Webb

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What I love about Goofy is the flesh on his cheeks. You can almost feel it.

John Lasseter

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Colorado does not shut down. Colorado does not quit. Colorado does not break.

John Hickenlooper

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I don't think I'd want to be a comedian today if I saw it on the telly. I wouldn't think it was a thing for weirdoes and drop-outs; I'd think it was a thing for squares who wanted to be famous.

Stewart Lee

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I moved around 13 different times before I was in fifth grade, not having money, not having a lot of friends.

Tonya Harding

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I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.

Tommy Mottola

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People often ask writers where they get their inspiration, and for me, the short answer is that I haven't a clue; I'm just grateful that I get them.

Michelle Paver

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Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race.

Jonathan Sacks

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It was just this crazy craziness, and the fact that it was shot in Paris, and it had these incredible people in it. It was an easy thing to say yes to.

Dianne Wiest

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There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights.

Dick Durbin

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War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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