"What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?"

-- Lord Mountbatten

#Kings Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“At the beginning of my acting career, I worked for two seasons at the RSC and spent a lot of time in the Cotswolds exploring Shakespeare's countryside. It's my kind of English landscape, with its tiny villages and one-room thatched pubs.”
“The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm.”
“America does not want change, except from the cash register at Wal-Mart.”
“Legal doctrine requiring a showing of evidence of racist intent and a narrow chain of causation has made it very difficult to prove in court that a person or group is experiencing racism because the standards are too narrow and too focused on individual intentions.”

Source : "On Normal Life". Interview with Natalie Oswin, societyandspace.org. January 15, 2014.
“Oh, for that remarkable and complex economy of motherhood. Those back and forth generosities-where one day a mom ferries the kids to the swim meet, or a mom takes your kid off to the movies while you're sick with the flu. And the next week after baseball you have all the kids sleep over. Not to mention the friend with whom you freely have the throw-your-hands-in-the-air-I-surrender discussions of how to manage any of it.”
“There hasn't been one moment in my career where I felt I didn't have any control over the creative aspects of my records.”
“It should've been illegal for a man to walk around like that without some sort of permit.”
“Over time, it's becoming more and more understood by people that we're acting in their interests. And that's a very, very powerful thing for our brand.”

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