#pa

Orwell was the sort of man who was full of grievances. He was very loyal. Once he got to know you, he was extremely loyal. He hated passionately and irrationally. ↗

— George Woodcock

#full #got #grievances #hated #irrationally

I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years. ↗

— Victoria Wood

#car keys #drove #everyone #got #i

A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing. ↗

— Victoria Wood

#female #generally #lot #men #other

I like writing a lot more than I used to. I used to find it scary but now I've got used to it once it gets going. I used to find it hard to start. Fear of the blank page. The first thing you write down won't bear any relation to what's in your head and that's always disappointing. ↗

— Victoria Wood

#any #bear #blank #blank page #disappointing

Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597. ↗

— Victoria Wood

#drink #eat #fair #fast #fast lane

Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system. ↗

— Victoria Wood

#education #element #every #life #music

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. ↗

— John Wooden

#day #doing #live #never #perfect

I don't believe in kicking away ladders. By that, I mean the ladders by which I ascended as a young writer, small magazines that didn't pay anything, and that sort of thing. ↗

— George Woodcock

#ascended #away #believe #i #kicking

I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something. ↗

— George Woodcock

#i #like #mathematicians #me #move

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. ↗

— John Wooden

#becoming #best #capable #did #direct