Wendy Cope Quotes

I was single for a long time and felt very much alone in the world, and talk of family values upset me very much at that phase in my life, because I used to think: 'What about people like me?'

Wendy Cope

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeFamilyAloneTimePeopleWorld

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.

Andrea Bocelli

BeautifulGreatMePrivilegeAlways

An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of Paradise.

Robert South

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Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.

Andy Murray

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My father had season tickets to the Packer games, and I have several of those. I have a lot of family that still lives in the Bay Area and in Wisconsin, too. And so, I like to get back as often as I can.

Tony Shalhoub

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Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has that whole 'Screw you, I'm awesome for what I do' attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of.

Mary Lambert

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Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.

Michael Sheen

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I used to be good with kids, but as I get older, I'm grumpy and terrible with them. As for doing a gig at a 6-year old's birthday party, you couldn't pay me enough.

Johnny Vegas

BirthdayGoodMeDoingEnoughYou

It's not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.

Dick Cavett

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The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.

Deborah Tannen

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I was one of those weirdos who, at six years old, was telling everybody that I wanted to be an actor. I saw my sister in a play and realized that I wanted to play make believe in front of people; I was always goofing around and putting on shows for my family.

Chris Wood

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I know that everybody is so obsessed with this idea of fame, and they think that I'm obsessed. In all honesty, I'm just doing me.

Aubrey O'Day

HonestyMeThinkDoingKnowFame

It's been proven that fitting more activity into your day can greatly improve your health.

Pierre Dukan

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