Ruth Westheimer I was 50 when I had my first show, so I was never on television with a short skirt or decollete; I never tried to look or be younger. – Ruth Westheimer Decollete Quotes Short Quotes Skirt Quotes Television Quotes When I came to this country, people told me that if I wanted to teach and work here, I would have to take speech lessons to lose my accent. But it helped me greatly, because when people turned on the radio, they knew it was me. I may have been on the cover of People and gone on ‘David Letterman’ and ‘Arsenio Hall’ because they had young audiences I wanted to talk to. But at the same time, I always did serious books or taught seminars.
Charles C Mann The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into consideration, it’s not uncommon for ecologists to spout absolute nonsense about economics, and vice versa. – Charles C Mann
Jeremy Clarkson When I was 16, I wanted to look like Lord Byron. It’s not really a haircut so much as a hair-not-cut, but I’ve never changed it. It’s a bit Byron, a bit Don Juan DeMarco and other things that I aspire to be. – Jeremy Clarkson
Patricia Hewitt So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting the aspirations and needs of, you know the mass of ordinary Australians. – Patricia Hewitt
CommunicationRespectTimothy Garton Ash That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats. – Timothy Garton Ash
Michael McIntyre I was in Starbucks and the person in front of me said: ‘Can I have a tall, skinny, black Americano please?’ I said: ‘Are you ordering coffee or voting in the U.S. elections?’ – Michael McIntyre
Gulzar People mostly associate Tagore only with Gitanjali. That is the mistake they make. Gitanjali is just one per cent of his oeuvre. – Gulzar
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