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Quote by Emma Thompson
You cant be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily those

You cant be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily those two things arent ideal. We have an awful lot to work on and to debate about in relation to our working lives, because it isnt working for a lot of people, particularly for a lot of women. – Emma Thompson

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But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel Ive failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I dont get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me. – Emma Thompson

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It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly. – Emma Thompson

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I was brought up by very witty people who were dealing with quite difficult things: disease and death… I was brought up by people who tended to giggle at funerals. – Emma Thompson

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