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You know, it is a terrible thing to appear on television, because people think that you actually know what you're talking about. — David Attenborough
There is something great and terrible about suicide. — Honore de Balzac
I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that. — David Bailey
I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything. — David Bailey
Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned. — George Balanchine
When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a… — Amy Adams
American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it. — James A. Baldwin
The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn't do it. I think… — Christian Bale
Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or not, and it's not necessarily… — Alan Ball
A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and… — Honore de Balzac
Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master. — P T Barnum
Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing! — P T Barnum
All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible… — Nina Bawden
Fashion is in a terrible state. An overdose of too much flesh. — Geoffrey Beene
I know many beautiful people and their lives are just so terrible. They feel so uncomfortable with themselves. Being comfortable is not about what you… — Monica Bellucci
I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both… — John Berger
The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth. — Alfred Adler
Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that… — Michael Bloomberg
I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are terrible at in front of… — Emily Blunt
Let me say that I've never thought to conduct because the conductor has to think to the music before the orchestra. And the orchestra comes… — Andrea Bocelli

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