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Harriet Harman Quotes

I was aware that everybody said I was going to be a vast mega-flop, and that William Hague was just oh-so intelligent, and oh such a great parliamentarian, and therefore so different from me! So I thought, I must deprive them of the satisfaction of proving themselves right.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: british
Birth: July 30, 1950

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Great Me Thought Satisfaction Said

Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who should take an apologetic tone in defending it, or present its claims in a merely negative way, by exposing the evils and perils of the socialistic plan.

John Bates Clark

Man Negative Present Plan Way Weak

I don't know about anyone else, but if I had problems or issues, maybe I wouldn't feel as comfortable talking about them in a group.

Problems Feel Talking Know Group

The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea that was only slightly better, which somebody else misunderstood in such a way that they then said something which was really rather interesting.

Good Better Interesting Long Back

If you're gonna make connections which are innovative... you have to not have the same bag of experiences as everyone else does.

Connections Bag You Same Everyone

You can't convince someone else - whether it's a potential employer, a loan officer at the car dealership, or someone you've been crushing on - that you're amazing and terrific if you don't actually think you are.

Car Amazing Think Potential Someone

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.

People Moments Different Friendships

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

Racism Me Never Florida Adjust Been

The longer you remain silent, the longer you don't turn over documents, a presumption begins to build that you're withholding something. That's human nature. That may not be a legal presumption, but that's a common sense presumption.

Nature Legal Common Sense You Silent

I don't believe we should allow thousands of violent felons to be released early from prison, nor do I believe we should reduce sentences for violent offenders in the future.

Future Believe Prison Early Violent

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope.

Poetry Physics Find Hard Head Your

If I were dammed of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, mother o' mine o mother o' mine.

Rudyard Kipling

Mother Soul Me Body Know Prayers

My memoir is being published by Beaufort Books and will be available fall of 2015. It's about my unusual life as a child actor and how I made the unpopular choice to leave Hollywood, grow up, and stop pretending.

Life Child Grow Fall Choice Stop

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