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More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to.

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The fact is unalterable, that a fellow-mortal with whose nature you are acquainted solely through the brief entrances and exits of a few imaginative weeks called courtship, may, when seen in the continuity of married companionship, be disclosed as something better or worse than what you have preconceived, but will certainly not appear altogether the same. George Eliot
A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing. Lea DeLaria
I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting. Dominic Monaghan
I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now. Forest Whitaker
My favorite quote: The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land... In short, a land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it. It implies respect for his fellow-members, and also respect for the community as such. Aldo Leopold
Jim Cantalupo quote: "I think we have a great track record on being relevant, on..."
I think we have a great track record on being relevant, on identifying consumer trends, needs and wants. Jim Cantalupo
Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy. Jim Bolger
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not..."
It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them. J. R. R. Tolkien
Isabel Allende quote: "Writing is a constant exercise in longing."
Writing is a constant exercise in longing. Isabel Allende
I think of myself as a writer with a sense of humour rather than a comedy writer. Happy to tell a story with lots of jokes in it - I wouldn't know how to do jokes without the story. Steven Moffat
Dante Alighieri quote: "I found myself within a forest dark,"
I found myself within a forest dark, Dante Alighieri
Lyndon B. Johnson quote: "I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad."
I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad. Lyndon B. Johnson
How do you bear it?” Finnick looks at me in disbelief. “I don’t, Katniss! Obviously, I don’t. I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there’s no relief in waking.” “The more you can distract yourself the better, ” he says. “First thing tomorrow, we’ll get you your own rope. Until then take mine. Suzanne Collins
Caroline Wozniacki quote: "I do my best, and that's all I can do."
I do my best, and that's all I can do. Caroline Wozniacki
If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented. Stephen King