David Blunkett Quotes

If I pleaded guilty to a mistake while I was home secretary, it wasn't that I didn't get tough - my God, I put immigration and security officials on French soil for the first time.

David Blunkett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

HomeGodTimeMistakeToughGuilty

My reasons for coming to get married in Calcutta are complicated, and it's very hard to put it into a sentence. People ask me why. To me, it just felt like a very natural and exciting decision.

Jhumpa Lahiri

DecisionPeopleMeComplicatedWhy

I didn't like the nervous tension of being a public person.

Andrew Denton

PersonNervousTensionBeingLike

Sound is the most important thing on any film, especially documentaries.

Matthew Heineman

ImportantSoundFilmMostAnyThing

With everybody having a Facebook and a Twitter, I feel like regular people consider themselves stars. It's a live, real-time upload of every time we buy a pair of socks, the most telling sign that we're losing our politeness. When you know everything about somebody, you can talk to them any way you please.

Jeff Ross

StarsLiveTimeLosingPeopleYou

Reading an audio book is a very odd experience because there are three people sitting out there while you're reading in this glass booth, and you can see their reactions.

Ruth Reichl

ExperiencePeopleBookReadingYou

I will sing whatever I'm given to sing. Growing up, I would sing anything that I was given. If the choir needed a first tenor, I would sing first tenor. If they needed a bass, I would sing bass. Throughout my life, I just figured out ways to hit notes I needed to hit.

Josh Young

LifeGrowing UpMy LifeGrowingWill

I love the whole aspect of music, especially the singing; I never get tired of finding new songs to sing and sing them in a way that's interesting for the public.

Johnny Mathis

LoveMusicTiredSingingInteresting

When I was first elected I was puzzled why they were holding events in my honor as a mere freshman. I asked myself, why is a federal entity so involved in political activity?

Brian Baird

MyselfHonorPoliticalWhyFirst

Today the salaries of stars are astronomical in comparison with the 20's, but the high cost of today's living and taxes takes a huge bite out of these salaries.

Pola Negri

StarsTodayLivingTaxesOutHigh

I don't think I'll ever feel perfectly balanced, but I feel like I'm figuring it out, and I'm surrounded by really wonderful people that want to see me succeed and be happy. Life is wild.

Sharon Van Etten

LifeHappyPeopleMeBe HappyThink

Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my faith isn't just a little piece of my life. It is my life. It's not a question of whether I'm outspoken about it or not. I'm definitely not ashamed of it.

Tim Tebow

LifeFaithI AmMy LifeQuestion

I think sci-fi can easily be PG.

Ridley Scott

ThinkI CanSci-FiI ThinkEasily

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by David Blunkett