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Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#attempt #authority #comes #effort #hold

I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs. ↗

— Imelda Staunton

#because #bette #bette davis #davis #doing

I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that? ↗

— Imelda Staunton

#came #i #i came #london #national

You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense? ↗

— Imelda Staunton

#character #character actress #could #does #i

Television has dried up for my generation, so it's plays and films. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#films #generation #my generation #plays #television

There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#mouth #school #smack #spells #were

I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some cases, their children exposed to inappropriate material from these dangerous programs hidden in their family computers. ↗

— Cliff Stearns

#children #computers #continue #corrupted #dangerous

What is my message? That is what troubles me. I have not got a message. ↗

— William Thomas Stead

#i #me #message #troubles

I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me. ↗

— Ralph Steadman

#am #artist #being #i #i am

Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man. ↗

— Ralph Steadman

#about #feeling #good #good man #guy