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Im not a good father and theyre not children any more the eldest i

Im not a good father and theyre not children any more the eldest is in his fifties. My relationship with their mothers broke down and, because of what the law was, they went with their mothers and were imbued with their mothers morality in life and they were not my people any more. – Wilbur Smith

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My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes me with a beady eye. – Wilbur Smith

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smile
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Wilbur Smith
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I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldnt want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith – Ive had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe Id like to be J. K. Rowling, but Ill settle for second best. – Wilbur Smith

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Happiness
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Wilbur Smith
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I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in it, to try and make a lot of ignorant people do what you want them to do, waste of time. Go and write a book. Its more important and itll last longer. – Wilbur Smith

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Politics
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When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending. – Jeanne Moreau

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relationship

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one. – Joan Baez

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I enjoy my relationship with straight men. Its very nurturing. Its very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school. – Kyan Douglas

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Look, youve got a generation of people coming along who are going to form their own new relationship with the idea of supporting the causes that they care about or changing the world. And these people are not going to do it the way our parents do it. – Edward Norton

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Nothing is irreparable in politics. – Jean Anouilh

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When you see people who are really good at game shows, the one common attribute is a cool head under pressure: an ability to perform as well in the studio, surrounded by lights and noise, as you do on your couch. – Ken Jennings

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When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant. – Confucius

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Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden youre free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in. – Saul Alinsky

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