- Nov 07, 2020
Someone Quotes
On the someones who shape a moment.
This page includes praise for a steady presence who doesn't panic under pressure, and a note on a fictional character built to feel relatable even in impossible circumstances. For similar reflections, see Know.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Pretending
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spend my working life pretending to be someone else.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm much more indecisive and a people-pleaser than someone who's willing to step into the firing line.
- Harold
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is actually getting much harder for someone from an ordinary background to break through the ranks. In the period from 1964 to 1997, every single Prime Minister - from Harold Wilson to John Major - was the product of a state school.
- Tastes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
- Missing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen material competitiveness destroy relationships in dressing rooms. People end up worrying about what someone else is earning and whether they're missing out.
- Slavery
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- Nov 07, 2020
You cannot afford a world with slavery, which literally takes someone and turns them into a machine.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I happen to be a big believer in home ownership. I'm also a big believer that if someone wants to have a crack at the mining industry in Port Hedland, then they should be able to collect their... benefits in Port Hedland even though they are from Alice Springs. It should be mobile.
- Nov 07, 2020
I find myself to be quite sarcastic, and I wouldn't want to be with someone who didn't get that.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
When childhood ended, I had to suppress feminine characteristics and try and be a boy. I didn't want to grow up at all because it meant becoming someone else.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for someone who loves voices as I do, this is an enormous privilege.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020