Margaret Beckett Quotes

My husband and I have enjoyed many summer holidays on the Continent, and many people say that their most memorable trips have been the journeys made on the spur of the moment.

Margaret Beckett

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This is part of what makes me, ahem, an excellent houseguest: I'm game. I'm flexible. I'll make you feel okay about eating an entire chocolate cake in one sitting because I'm right there by your side with my own fork.

Jen Sincero

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Working harder is not a sustainable solution and it's not how people meet their destiny. It's time to get more creative. Instead of choosing one thing we love over something else we love, we must ask, 'how can I do both?' And, then, we can find solutions.

Maynard Webb

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I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

Robert Mapplethorpe

I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave your children? You stare back with horror and indignation at such questions. But why, if slavery is not wrong to those upon whom it is imposed?

Angelina Grimke

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After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.

Ang Lee

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I was one of the first women partners at my law firm, the first woman in my Minnesota prosecutor job, and the first woman elected from my state to the Senate. So advice from women who had done similar things was important for me.

Amy Klobuchar

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I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner.

Tom Ford

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Unseasonal clothing actually only stands out when it's visibly uncomfortable.

Russell Smith

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For every 10 good things, there's always some jerk that wants to say something bad.

Devon Sawa

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Tupac was a person who was all about love. I feel like that's me, too; that's who I've always been.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

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I will stay very focused on my responsibilities as Secretary of Commerce and the economy's doing well. I mean, you asked about some of the challenges that we have or what is going on in the world and you know I, I'm pleased to report that the economy is doing extremely well.

Donald Evans

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Actually, I went from doing a lot of movies early on in my career, then to doing TV, and I don't know whether we'll get back to some movies or not.

Dean Norris

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