Ellen Wilkinson Quotes

Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.

Ellen Wilkinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 8, 1891 - February 6, 1947

Topics

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Some people like to paint trees. I like to paint love. I find it more meaningful than painting trees.

Robert Indiana

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We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight.

Sondra Radvanovsky

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The topics just kind of come to me. If they are relevant, it's because they're happening in the world around me, and it's affecting me. Poetry is my way of dealing with it.

Rupi Kaur

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Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that entices or prevents us from following the call of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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I honestly think that it automatically hurts me if I said that I supported the war in Iraq and I support the troops. That automatically kills me for getting a bunch of movies, a bunch of TV shows. People don't want to hear from me.

Drew Carey

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I believe someone should be able to dress according to the mood they're in. It shouldn't be forced and you shouldn't have to follow a trend.

Cher Lloyd

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I hope there is nothing about me that people have a big problem with. You know, I like to think of myself as lovable.

Christine Quinn

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The Coup does not support the American flag.

Boots Riley

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With the stand-up comic on TV, whether it's Seinfeld or Cosby or Roseanne, more important than their knowledge of how to tell a joke is their knowledge of themselves, or the persona they've created as themselves. So that when you're in a room with writers, you can say, 'Guys, that's a funny line, but I wouldn't say it.'

Bob Newhart

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Television has a real problem. They have no page two.

Art Buchwald

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When I went to live in New York, I didn't mean to stay there, but here I am.

Peter Carey

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Actually, I've done it the other way so many times where you rehearse the band and you do the whole thing with lights, the show and the crew - everything. Then you see what happens and you're already committed to dates. I'm just sort of putting out feelers this way.

Paul Westerberg

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