Nikita Parris Everyone used to say I’m a rising star, and I’ve got raw talent, but I really wanted to be, honestly, the best. – Nikita Parris Honestly Quotes Raw Quotes Rising Quotes Star Quotes Talent Quotes I have a niece now, and it makes me want to be better for her, just to show that there’s a big wide world outside Toxteth, and you can imprint yourself in any one of those places as long as you do the hard work and have the desire. I just want to be at the best place possible to ensure that I really kick on in my career, that I constantly have challenges, because in football, you don’t have long. It’s easy to become complacent when game time comes so easily, and you’re doing so well.
Rose George Seafaring can be lucrative – the elite, such as gas-tanker captains, can earn $100,000 for six months’ work – but the isolation is a heavy price to pay. – Rose George
Howard Nemerov When I was starting to write, the great influence was T.S. Eliot and after that William Butler Yeats. – Howard Nemerov
Jill Lepore In the ancient world, taxes were paid in kind: landowners paid in crops or livestock; the landless paid with their labor. Taxing trade made medieval monarchs rich and funded the early-modern state. – Jill Lepore
Todd EnglishValentines Day Absolutely, there is a connection between food and love. I always say, when there’s love in my heart or I’m feeling particularly good, the food comes out that much better. And so I think Valentine’s Day is a special day. – Todd English
Mary Steenburgen I’m not saying it’s easy, and it’s definitely harder for women. Because there is definitely a double standard about gorgeous older men, and it’s different for older women. – Mary Steenburgen
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