"My lad chewed and swallowed a dictionary. We gave him Epsom salts - but we can't get a word out of him."

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Source : Les Dawson (2012). “Les Dawson's Joke Book”, p.22, Michael O'Mara Books

Les Dawson

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“Grown-up politicians talk to each other across party lines. Over the last few weeks I have had lengthy conversations with Ed Miliband, David Miliband, with Tony Blair, with Peter Mandelson... talking about Europe, talking about political reform.”
“Capitalism's biggest political enemies are not the firebrand trade unionists spewing vitriol against the system but the executives in pin-striped suits extolling the virtues of competitive markets with every breath while attempting to extinguish them with every action.”

Source : Raghuram Rajan (2013). “Saving Capitalism From The Capitalism”, p.212, HarperCollins Publishers India
“Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. Itâ€™s not just a question of how-to, you see; itâ€™s also a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing.”
“I've definitely had some tough schoots. I'd say everything that I've done has had some sort of challenge that I've had to overcome. But it's the most satisfying feeling once you have and that's what I love about acting, sort of signing on to it knowing that it's going to be challenging.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“Mighty prayer has often been produced by mighty trial.”
“Growth comes from God, to those with surrendered, yielded hearts.”

Source : Mary E DeMuth (2012). “Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus”, p.30, Thomas Nelson
“I have a hard time with extreme imagery. Like I can't watch horror movies or anything like that.”
“I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and tux like Fred Astaire, I still looked like a truck driver.”

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