But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.
George Orwell
Recitation: by Male by Female
A Yorkshire coal mine during the war was my first workplace. I was 18, and when I was called up, I thought I'd go into the RAF. But my number got pulled out of Ernest Bevin's hat, and I went down the pit as a Bevin boy to replace all the able-bodied miners who went to war.
Jimmy Savile
WarHatThoughtDownGoWorkplace
For me to make a living acting silly for as long as I can get away with it, I think the most viable way to make that happen is to evolve into more traditional comedy. I've really been putting in the work.
Steve-O
WorkMeThinkComedyLongActing
We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.
Sissela Bok
PowerChildhoodSpaceLearnMystery
I think you can get too focused on the championship and forget how rewarding it is to be part of a team.
Steve Nash
TeamThinkYouForgetFocusedGet
My dad was always supportive of me and my skating, and he loved me as best that he could, and he worked hard.
Tonya Harding
BestMeLovedSkatingHardAlways
The main battle is to make people realise that doubt is important. Doubt is good. The 'don't know' answer sometimes is the box you should tick, and it's about not being scared about that fact. Even the greatest minds don't know everything.
Robin Ince
GoodPeopleBattleDoubtYouKnow
I'm not a snob... there's room for entertainment that reaches a lot of people and can be really good, but you don't just have to be one kind of actor.
Rory Kinnear
GoodPeopleYouKindActorRoom
To me, being grown-up meant smoking cigarettes, drinking cocktails, and dressing up in high heels and glamourous outfits.
Lorna Luft
MeSmokingHigh HeelsDressingHigh
In Brazil, a poor man goes to jail when he steals. When a rich man steals, he becomes a minister.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
ManRichJailPoorPoor ManBrazil
I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.
Bob Marley
GodManBlackStandWhiteSide
The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.
Publilius Syrus
LaughterDisguiseWeepingHeir
Can you really send back people to where they are fleeing from?
Peter Maurer
PeopleYouBackWhereSendReally
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