- Nov 07, 2020
Ale Quotes
A small, varied set of reflections.
This is a modest, loosely connected collection, grounded mainly in a historical comparison of the scale of wartime scientific effort between two countries. Other entries touch briefly on film ratings and the kinds of scripts actors look for. Related quotes appear in our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who ends up being a leader of a large complicated organization, whether you're a male or a female, you're working an immense amount of hours, and you can't do everything. You can't have complete work/life balance.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams become the substances of my life.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women, on average, earn less than men in almost every occupation, including traditional female orientated jobs like nursing and teaching.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my opinion, Armani, better than any other designer, does great things for the female form. And a pair of Levis does great things for the male physique. Not that I look.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You hear a few people saying that, you know, maybe some of the past male players like to watch me play or whatever else, just because I play a bit differently and maybe they can relate to it a bit more with a bigger forehand rather than a backhand, good serve and whatnot.
- Emotions
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know if it's a male thing, but a lot of our emotions end up manifesting themselves in the form of anger.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my time working in restaurants, I developed an illogical dread of some basic kitchen tasks. None of them - picking and chopping parsley, peeling and mincing garlic, browning pans of ground meat - were particularly difficult. But at the scale required in a professional kitchen, they felt Sisyphean.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a certain kind of dark-crusted sourdough bread I'm incapable of resisting. A sixth sense alerts me anytime I veer within a three-block radius of a bakery offering tangy country loaves with mahogany crusts. Without fail, I'll make my way inside and buy one, even if there's already half a loaf growing stale on my countertop.
- Bond
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's quite difficult to write about female friendship without it seeming to be a very niche subject. It's a difficult balance.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men... mild, soft, nurturing relationships.
- Attitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020