Frances O'Grady Quotes

My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out.

Frances O'Grady

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PatienceWomenServicePublic Service

In my mind, the CalMac ferry is linked with the joy of arrival, the sadness of departure, the loss of loved ones brought home by ferry to rest in island soil. It is friendships made and a working life begun.

Johann Lamont

LifeHomeJoyMindRestSadness

I always date younger men. For some reason that's just the way it's gone, because younger guys have always asked me out and I accept.

Jennifer Coolidge

MenMeAcceptWayReasonOut

It's truly an honor to get to write Superman and Batman and Wonder Woman and all those great people, but when you can take something that's not well thought of and make it something that people do think highly of, that's much more gratifying, I think.

Andrew Kreisberg

GreatWomanPeopleThinkThought

I wound up becoming an A&R man at London Records in the 1990s, during the boom of Britpop, the last great gold rush of the music industry. I saw incredible greed and terrible behaviour. I was greedy and terribly behaved.

John Niven

MusicGreatManGoldGreedLondon

'Credit' is another word for trustworthiness.

Robert Kiyosaki

CreditWordAnother

Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?

Robert Winston

DoctorYouDownRobotsMeetMean

I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer.

Mike Love

GreatMyselfThoughtNeverSinger

If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.

Michelle Yeoh

MePlayGetOnlyManyRoles

At the beginning of my career, I was nervous to talk. I was just a very young girl. You don't want to upset anyone or frustrate anyone - you just want to work.

Coco Rocha

WorkGirlBeginningYouCareerWant

Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do.

Clarence Clemons

CommunityWell-BeingOwnAdvancement

When novels deal in abstractions, they generally go off the rails.

Philipp Meyer

GoDealOffRailsNovelsGenerally

Success is not how many zeroes your bank account has. It's about making the most of the life you have.

Suze Orman

LifeSuccessYouBankSuccess Is

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