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David Blunkett Quotes

I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: british
Birth: June 6, 1947

Topics

Car Government Taxi Fortunate Been

A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the Constitution is stable. It is a rock.

John C. Calhoun

Time Constitution Compromise Security

The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice.

Joey Lauren Adams

Funny Voice Blonde Person Connect

Growing up, I had to cobble together a scarecrow of things I loved from various different writers.

Together Growing Up Loved Growing Up

I really struggled, growing up, with reading and writing. I had a hard time to do that, but I was really passionate about storytelling and about books.

Time Growing Up Writing Reading Hard

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement.

Work Yourself Think Doing You Back

One day, I discovered that a couple of people had written 'fanfic' - stories of their own based on my characters. Just the thought of people thinking that hard and deeply about something I've written is incredible.

Day People Thinking Thought One Day

I have to say, after hanging out with Republicans for four days, I want to take a look at my own birth certificate. I don't think I was born in this country.

Think Look Born Country Say Want

Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.

Marriage Man Grit True Sticking

When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want.

Business People Think You Look Dumb

It's important for a guy to know and understand me before he can even think about taking things to the next step.

Step Me Think Know Understand Next

You're living your life the entire time in both worlds - it's not like they say, 'Action' and you're like, 'Here we go, we're in this thing,' because that's where bad acting comes from.

Life Time Action You Bad Acting

Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always told me that God saved her so she could give me life. I was born out of nothing.

Diane von Furstenberg

Life Mother God Me Born Nothing

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