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“I think it's essential for comic writers to have a hate figure, a despot, a regime to react against, and I think Thatcher was perfect for me, I loathed everything she stood for.”

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Sue Townsend

Sue Townsend was a renowned British novelist known for her humorous and poignant portrayals of contemporary life. Born on April 2, 1946, and passing away on April 10, 2014, Townsend's writing often revolved around the lives of ordinary people, particularly women, and their battles with societal expectations and personal fulfillment. more

“My dad was always my manager as far as I was concerned, even when I had another manager. At times he let me go with someone else who he thought could take me to another level when he couldn't, and he was right. But they were in it for another reason. He was in it because he wanted to see me succeed no matter what, and he made decisions based on being a dad as opposed to a manager.”

Made Matter Reason Wanted Decision Levels Dad Succeed Concerned Let Me No Matter What My Dad Managers Take Me Let Me Go Being A Dad

Author:Tanya Tucker

“Evangelion (that we call the gospel) is a Greek word and signifieth good, merry, glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man's heart glad and maketh him sing, dance, and leap for joy.”

Men Heart Joy Glad Greek Leap Joyful Merry Tidings

Book:The Works of the English Reformers: The works of Tyndale, (continued:) An answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue ; An exposition upon the 5th, 6th, and 7th chapters of Matthew ; An exposition upon the 1st epistle of St. John ; A pathway into the Holy Scripture ; The sacrament of baptism, and the sacrament of the body and blood of our saviour Jesus Christ

Source: The Works of the English Reformers: The works of Tyndale, (continued:) An answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue ; An exposition upon the 5th, 6th, and 7th chapters of Matthew ; An exposition upon the 1st epistle of St. John ; A pathway into the Holy Scripture ; The sacrament of baptism, and the sacrament of the body and blood of our saviour Jesus Christ

“I hated school so intensely. It interfered with my freedom. I avoided the discipline by an elaborate technique of being absent-minded during classes.”

School Education Class Discipline Technique Hated Avoided Absent Absent Minded

Author:Sigrid Undset

“Les masses ont tort et les individus toujours raison. The masses are wrong; individuals are always right.”

Individual Mass Torts

Author:Boris Vian

“A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.”

Men Shows Attitude Mirrors Manners Portraits Polite Being Polite Courtesy Manners

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Mais enfin, bande de critiques, les livres que vous ne comprenez pas ne vaudraient-ils pas au moins que vous les signaliez? For heaven's sake, gang of critics, don't the books which you do not understand at least deserve recognition?”

Book Heaven Deserve Critics Sake Recognition Gang Critique

Author:Boris Vian