Wendy Cope Quotes

I think it's a question which particularly arises over women writers: whether it's better to have a happy life or a good supply of tragic plots.

Wendy Cope

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 21, 1945

Topics

LifeGoodWomenHappyHappy Life

I was a very bad accountant; I didn't care about money, golf or discovering fraud. After about a year I was sacked; then I went into teacher training.

Joanne Harris

TeacherMoneyTrainingCareGolf

An activist is someone who makes an effort to see problems that are not being addressed and then makes an effort to make their voice heard. Sometimes there are so many things that it's almost impossible to make your voice heard in every area, but you can sure try.

Joanne Woodward

EffortImpossibleVoiceProblemsYou

My parents just neglected me, I wasn't abused or anything.

Andy Dick

ParentsMeAnythingJustNeglected

You're going to pull out your phone and try to use whatever is the most appropriate app on your iPhone or your Android device. Yelp saw that very early on. And when we launched the mobile product, we saw immediate growth, and we were stunned.

Max Levchin

GrowthYouEarlyPhoneTryiPhone

In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you've always got a puncher's chance.

Matt Taibbi

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My mother and father met at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was a senior and she was a junior, and their marriage didn't last very long.

Michael Douglas

MarriageFatherMotherAmericanLong

For me, being a starter doesn't matter. Of course, I'd like to be in at the end of the game, to be a big part of the team, and to play as many minutes as I can play. But starting and coming off the bench are two different challenges.

Sue Wicks

MeTeamChallengesGameEndPlay

I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.

Michael Phelps

PastI AmFastIn The PastRecover

Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.

Lois Frankel

YouLookDoneTryThingsGet

Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.

Diane Ladd

KissMindHardOpenSideAnything

If a rock band throws a TV set out of a hotel window, it's seen as anti-Establishment.

Douglas Booth

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I have a book! It's called 'How Does She Do It?' and it's 35 years on camera.

Deidre Hall

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