A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
Queen Victoria
Recitation: by Male by Female
On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far more media outlets between the elevator and the Senate chamber than he or she could garner in a full press conference back home.
Jim Webb
HomeDaySmartReachMediaBack
Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.
Joe Kennedy III
FamilyServicePublic ServiceLong
I can understand someone not liking the voice or the songs.
Joanna Newsom
VoiceSomeoneI CanUnderstandSongs
I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.
Jennifer Hudson
I AmPeopleMeThinkYouChoose
I've written a very long piece of music recently, the 'Veil of the Temple,' which lasts about seven hours. It's really a kind of vigil. It takes place during the night, waiting for the resurrection of Christ.
John Tavener
MusicWaitingNightLongPlaceKind
My ambition from day one in this sport has been to become a world superstar.
Amir Khan
DayAmbitionWorldBecomeBeen
This was a time frame when dance music and clubs were having a real impact on culture, and it had an impact on me.
Tori Amos
MusicTimeCultureDanceMeImpact
I want a job where I work for eight months, then do nothing for four.
Travis Fimmel
WorkJobWantNothingWhereFour
I don't know what's going to happen specifically on votes on Obamacare. I suspect we'll vote to repeal early to put on record the fact that we Republicans think it's a bad policy, and we think it's hurting our constituents, and we think health care cost should be going down, not up.
Rob Portman
HealthThinkCareBadEarlyDown
I guess, as an actor, you have to bring something personal to the character - you've got to identify and love one element of the character, or else you can't really inhabit and find ownership.
Joseph Fiennes
LoveCharacterOwnershipYouFind
The fact that Facebook presents facial recognition programmes as a desirable development, well, that in itself is a decisive step toward fascism, as far as I'm concerned.
Christoph Waltz
StepRecognitionDevelopmentFascism
Men were only made into 'men' with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally 'a man' any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Wyndham Lewis
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