P. D. James Quotes

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.

P. D. James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 3, 1920 - November 27, 2014

Topics

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We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.

Meister Eckhart

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To increase the power, develop the resources and promote the happiness of a Confederacy, it is requisite there should be so much of homogeneity that the welfare of every portion would be the aim of the whole.

Jefferson Davis

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When I left 'American Morning' in 2007, I'd focused on doing documentaries. But I thought 'Starting Point' was a great opportunity to be involved in the zeitgeist.

Soledad O'Brien

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I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and doing films. That's still what I am doing. The end.

Steven Wright

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I would be able to provide a different perspective and act independently of the Government in the decisions that have to be made by the President.

Tony Tan

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I didn't work for a year and a half after 'Melvin and Howard' because all I was being offered was silly parts.

Mary Steenburgen

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It's great to have a home and everything else that comes with it.

Michelle Dockery

HomeGreatEverythingElse

It's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend.

Johnny Vegas

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Rapping was a hobby; when I went to college, there were a ton of dudes rapping. I think that's where I got my rapping chops up.

Jon Bellion

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As a digital technology writer, I have had more than one former student and colleague tell me about digital switchers they have serviced through which calls and data are diverted to government servers or the big data algorithms they've written to be used on our e-mails by intelligence agencies.

Douglas Rushkoff

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I just know that I love football,and when I'm on the pitch, I want to win.

Arjen Robben

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The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

Wole Soyinka

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