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Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Quotes

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: statesman
Nationality: british
Birth: April 16, 1881 - December 23, 1959

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Chance Nothing Will Things Who He

In terms of people who we call heroes - and I don't tend to like that term, and firefighters don't consider themselves heroes - but if you look at their job description, they are. Their job is to straight up save people.

Job People You Look Firefighters Up

Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.

Wife Property Sally

Whenever I was trying to get over a boy, I would write him a really long, wrought letter - but never mail it.

Trying Long Boy Never Write Over

TV is the best babysitter.

Best TV Babysitter

The Founders deliberately limited presidential authority.

Michael Beschloss

Authority Founders Deliberately

Textiles embody all the dimensions of art: color, innovation, talent.

Innovation Art Talent Color Embody

For me, faith is more about aspiration than complacency - the smug satisfaction that other people find distasteful.

Faith People Me Complacency Find

I was always more of an athlete. I like to compete.

Athlete More Always Compete Like

I was close with some of my old professors.

Old Professors Close Some

When I was a young student, I only listened to foreign music, mainly rock music and hard rock. Then I surprised myself by discovering ethnic music. Now I like to listen to music from different places, and in many situations. Even when you work, some ethnic music calms the nerves.

Dmitry Medvedev

Work Music Myself You Student Young

Some of those early photographs of me might as well be sepia. It's always thought that I disclaim television and am too theatre, but the truth is 'The Avengers' bores me now. I was grateful because it catapulted me into stage stardom. It was good. I'm not ashamed of it. But I only did it for two years.

Good Truth Grateful Me Theatre Now

I was just a beginner, and she and I were not in any manner alike, but we got along very well because I was in awe of going to school with Elizabeth Taylor.

Debbie Reynolds

School She Awe Alike Going Well

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