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I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for

I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice Im likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous elaborator of things into comic proportions and extravagant in her imagination. – Andrew Motion

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I like eating out. I like buying beautiful paintings and being surrounded by beautiful things. I have to finance that life. I can barely afford a pension scheme because I dont make enough money. – Andrew Motion

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finance
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Andrew Motion
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While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of difficult poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and theres room for difficult poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry wont be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. – Andrew Motion

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Poetry
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Andrew Motion
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Each sudden gust of light explains itself as flames, but neither they, nor even bombs redoubled on the hills tonight can quite include me in their fear. – Andrew Motion

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Fear
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Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only. – Agnes Smedley

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As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as youre working and when the cameras rolling, but theres certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that youre making a movie. – John Hawkes

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Imagination

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting. I think getting beyond the four edges of an opportunity or challenge is one of the basic skills you need in business. – Thomas Kinkade

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Imagination

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear. – Diana Krall

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The empire of custom is most mighty. – Publilius Syrus

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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. – Spanish Proverb

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Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition. – Freeman Thomas

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Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress. – Sarah Polley

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