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I worked for MI6 in the Sixties, during the great witch-hunts, when the shared paranoia of the Cold War gripped the services. ↗

— John le Carre

#cold war #during #great #gripped #i

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak. ↗

— John le Carre

#decent #definition #first #first of all #losers

The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story. ↗

— John le Carre

#good #good story #harness #same #spying

When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more novels under my belt. ↗

— John le Carre

#belt #better #few #get #go

I'm not perfect. ↗

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#not perfect #perfect

The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia. ↗

— Jose Carreras

#cured #doctor #happiest #i #leukemia

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin. ↗

— Tia Carrere

#been #got #gullible #had #i

To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around. ↗

— Robbie Williams

#anymore #around #eight #few #get

If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#either #forward #looking #looking forward #moment

I love playing ego and insecurity combined. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#ego #i #i love #insecurity #love