Kate Thompson Quotes

I've always felt a bit hard done by in England - you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.

Kate Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: November 16, 1959

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A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye.

Joan Didion

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On TV, the nitty-gritty of trials takes place between commercial breaks, whereas, of course, reality is infinitely more complex. True crime also makes us more empathetic.

Robert Rinder

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If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power in order to get his New Deal legislation passed.

Jeff Greenfield

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In England, unless I am mistaken, I think some of the politicians who love classical music and opera are a bit loath to be seen there in case people think it is elitist. That is a real shame because it also means we are not allowing our politicians a hinterland that an earlier generation, a Denis Healey, would have taken for granted.

Simon Rattle

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One of my dreams was being called a 'Diaper Dandy' by Dick Vitale. He calls me that all the time now. It's surreal.

Trae Young

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Journalists have misquoted people for so long - and quoted them out of context that for many people like to have their words on record.

Jason Calacanis

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Sorry; I have no space left for advice. Just do it.

Donald E. Westlake

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I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good.

Claire Bloom

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A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

Arne Duncan

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Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives?

William H. Wharton

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We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

William Hague

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