My tendency to be inappropriate.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2009 source ↗
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View all 263 →I have a child-like fear of being late. I’m a grown man, and I’m scared I’m going to the principal’s office.
Too controlling about silly things like timings or not having toxic cleaning products in the house.
When I’m feeling lazy and I sleep in too much.
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
Nobody has ever accused me of being a superior communicator. If I could have conveyed to the American people the concerns I had, and my heartbeat, a little more clearly, maybe I would not be unemployed and retired. And I might not be this happy, either. I learned a lot from Ronald Reagan about communication. Never got to be in his league in terms of it, but he could say something and the American people might not agree with the issue, but they could empathize with him.
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View profile →Their clothes' lines. The oil crisis could be solved if people didn't use dryers.
Chipping rust off a crane.
Last week when I read a passage from the novel my wife is writing.
I have never been happier than I am now. As for when I was happiest in my work, playing King Arthur in Spamalot in the West End.
To never, never, never give up.
I would not get married until I was in my 30s.
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