Barry Humphries Quotes

New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.

Barry Humphries

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ThinkSheepCountryNewThreeHuman

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

Jim Leach

BusinessGovernmentPeopleNation

At school, when it came to being social, I had no idea how to do it.

Melissa Benoist

SchoolSocialBeingIdeaNo Idea

The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.

Robert Reich

OpportunityEqualityResultFair

Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a mini landscape. It's a city with buildings and towers and roads. There's a pool and a little park. When I move something around it becomes a different tableau.

Tony Curtis

RoadsCityLandscapeBuildingsTable

There have been plenty of things that I've written that other people haven't cared about, but it hasn't stopped me from being a writer. So, I don't even think about other people. I'm just interested writing about human beings so if somebody calls and says, 'We'd like you to do it,' I'd say, 'That sounds like a cool idea.'

Mike O'Malley

PeopleMeCoolWritingThinkYou

I really love the festival circuit.

Michelle Monaghan

LoveCircuitFestivalReally

In primary school I was terrible. I don't think I was particularly well behaved in high school, but I started to apply myself.

Jonathan LaPaglia

MyselfSchoolHigh SchoolThinkHigh

Many Western nations have made significant gains through automation and operational excellence, while emerging markets rely on ever-increasing numbers of workers. Each will improve their competitive position only by examining every element of operations to make existing resources more efficient and to deliver real value at lower cost.

Dinesh Paliwal

ExcellenceValueAutomationNumbers

I have a secret sibling that I never knew existed and who was given up for adoption at birth by my parents, and she was born without legs.

Dominique Moceanu

ParentsSiblingBornLegsNeverShe

I'll buy half the wardrobe after 'The Impressions Show' has finished - I know it fits and looks good, because I'm impersonating people such as Angelina Jolie.

Debra Stephenson

KidAlwaysUpUsedAgainPick

I don't see any reason to quit playing. I'll be doing this at least till I get to a hundred and something. You know, I ain't got far to go. But I'm still going to be playing, as long as I have good ideas, and can play as I do.

Claude Williams

GoodIdeasDoingLongYouPlay

Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get, the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be good at everything.

Brock Lesnar

WorkGoodTimeSmartStay Focused

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