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I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at… — Anthony Bourdain
If you've ever hauled a 28-pound two-year-old around New York, you'll find that men fold at the knees a lot quicker than women. — Anthony Bourdain
I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life. — Christina Aguilera
Since the departure of good old-fashioned entertainers the re-emergence of somebody who wants to be an entertainer has unfortunately become a synonym for camp. I… — David Bowie
I have six-year-old fans that weren't even around for 'Genie in a Bottle' or even 'Fighter.' — Christina Aguilera
I still have my eyes on the prize: I want to be that old lady onstage shaking her hips and singing her greatest hits. — Christina Aguilera
A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt. — Ray Bradbury
My personal telephone book is a book of the dead now. I'm so old. Almost all of my friends have died, and I don't have… — Ray Bradbury
You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but… — Christina Aguilera
Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and… — Johannes Brahms
I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be. — Jo Brand
Occasionally, some sitcoms still stereotype women - the old dragon or the dolly bird - but on the whole we've moved away from that. — Jo Brand
People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter… — Jo Brand
You don't really see ugly people that are old, or a bit grotty and smelly, in the media. If a Martian came down, they would… — Jo Brand
We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population.… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I… — Richard Branson
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and… — Richard Branson
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably. — Bertolt Brecht
I'm used to watching old movies of myself. — Jeff Bridges
The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping. — Benjamin Britten
I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate of them, and… — Eli Broad
Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage. — Tom Brokaw
Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still retains vividly those of earlier… — Charlotte Bronte
I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh… — Malin Akerman
My mother's family were full-on Irish Catholics - faith in an elaborate old fashioned, highly conservative and madly baroque style. I sort of fell out… — Geraldine Brooks

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