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Small: Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them
"Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them"
Hugh Miller, Scientist
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Small: I have thoroughly gone through the subject of the Incarnation and if it served you, could at any time give you
"I have thoroughly gone through the subject of the Incarnation; and if it served you, could at any time give you the history from the beginning of the controversies on this subject, and of its present form"
Edward Irving, Clergyman
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Small: All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book
"All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book"
David Livingstone, Explorer
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Small: When Im not writing, I read loads of fiction, but Ive been writing quite constantly lately so Ive been reading
"When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot of nonfiction - philosophy, religion, science, history, social or cultural studies"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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Small: The first job of a writer is to be honest
"The first job of a writer is to be honest"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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Small: The establishment, the newspapers, they try to create something called Scottish literature, but when people ar
"The establishment, the newspapers, they try to create something called Scottish literature, but when people are actually going to write, they are not going to necessarily prescribe to that, they'll write what they feel"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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Small: Sometimes theres a snobbery among literary types that these people dont really get it, but in a lot of ways th
"Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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Small: Im working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into
"I'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into the studio with my pals and put down some more tracks, try to get a strong dance single together"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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Small: Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins
"Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins"
Denis Law, Athlete
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Small: A lot of them want to come and play for Manchester United. They want to play because Alex has a record of givi
"A lot of them want to come and play for Manchester United. They want to play because Alex has a record of giving youth a chance and we have the history and heritage of Manchester United"
David Gill, Scientist
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Small: You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme thats partly because of the overall design of
"You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme; that's partly because of the overall design of the Chronicles themselves - the game of chess as an analogue of the game of life"
Dorothy Dunnett, Novelist
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Small: It was one of those goals thats invariably a goal
"It was one of those goals that's invariably a goal"
Denis Law, Athlete
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Small: Arsenal are a great team. But we lifted the trophy eight times in 11 years
"Arsenal are a great team. But we lifted the trophy eight times in 11 years"
David Gill, Scientist
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Small: The joy of viewing land, the hope of in a few days ranging through the long wished-for spot and the pleasure o
"The joy of viewing land, the hope of in a few days ranging through the long wished-for spot and the pleasure of again resuming my wonted employment may be readily calculated"
David Douglas, Environmentalist
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Small: Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear
"Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear"
Walter Smith, Athlete
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Small: My mother has never been involved in my professional life. I am very close to my mother but we keep it on a mo
"My mother has never been involved in my professional life. I am very close to my mother but we keep it on a mother-daughter basis and not a work-related basis"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Even though I pretty much made my own decisions early on, when I was younger I tended to overbook my life
"Even though I pretty much made my own decisions early on, when I was younger I tended to overbook my life"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Disco is just pop music you can dance to
"Disco is just pop music you can dance to"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Would we prefer to be lifting it? Of course we would. You cant look back, we have to look forward and say what
"Would we prefer to be lifting it? Of course we would. You can't look back, we have to look forward and say what are we going to do get it back next year"
David Gill, Scientist
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Small: We dont have major limits in the transfer market
"We don't have major limits in the transfer market"
David Gill, Scientist
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Small: Namely the manager will assess what he believes a player is worth and he will discuss that with the board and
"Namely the manager will assess what he believes a player is worth and he will discuss that with the board and then we will go after that target. If we can achieve it at that target, great, but if we can't we will have to move on to the next player"
David Gill, Scientist
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Small: When youre single and in your 20s, you throw on a pair of jeans and look fabulous
"When you're single and in your 20s, you throw on a pair of jeans and look fabulous"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: When my kids are in college, maybe Ill drag my fishnets and high heels out
"When my kids are in college, maybe I'll drag my fishnets and high heels out"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Its nice to have been around long enough to be a part of peoples lives. A lot of people who come to my show ar
"It's nice to have been around long enough to be a part of people's lives. A lot of people who come to my show are real nostalgic for the '80s"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: If I have no children what would be the point of living
"If I have no children what would be the point of living"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: I have the life of Riley. I take my kids to school, do a bit of work in the afternoon, pick my kids up, microw
"I have the life of Riley. I take my kids to school, do a bit of work in the afternoon, pick my kids up, microwave a meal, hang out with my kids, and work for a couple of hours"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Any time I have to get on a plane and leave my kids for a few days, its kind of tortuous
"Any time I have to get on a plane and leave my kids for a few days, it's kind of tortuous"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: As adults feign disinterest in science - children can grab hold of it to distinguish themselves
"As adults feign disinterest in science - children can grab hold of it to distinguish themselves"
Norman Macleod, Writer
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Small: The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell
"The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said"
Robert Carlyle, Director
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Small: The darker the character, the more interesting
"The darker the character, the more interesting"
Robert Carlyle, Director
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Small: Biologically, Im lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera
"Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera"
Robert Carlyle, Director
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Small: We met in Cracker. I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone inter
"We met in Cracker. I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me"
Robert Carlyle, Director
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Small: Im in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film.
"I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want"
Robert Carlyle, Director
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Small: Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don
"Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have to take it home with you at night. It's the stuff between the lines, the empty space between those lines which is interesting"
Robert Carlyle, Director
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Small: If I was still at school, Id be looking at Britney Spears and dying to be her
"If I was still at school, I'd be looking at Britney Spears and dying to be her"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Im terrible at relationships. I consider myself to be smart and a good mother but its taken me this long to re
"I'm terrible at relationships. I consider myself to be smart and a good mother but it's taken me this long to realise you don't have to marry a guy after three days or dump him"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: Im a terrible dancer. The worst
"I'm a terrible dancer. The worst"
Sheena Easton, Musician
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Small: While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea
"While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea"
Allan Cunningham, Poet
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Small: Writing is about culture and should be about everything. Thats what makes it what it is
"Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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Small: When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right first time, every sentence
"When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right first time, every sentence has to be perfect, every paragraph has to be perfect, every chapter has to be perfect, but what you're doing is not any kind of public show, until you're ready for it"
Irvine Welsh, Novelist
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