Quote by Wilbur Smith
My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word

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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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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relationship
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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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The first novel I wrote was a monster – clocking in at 180,000 words – but it died a death, a death it deserved. It was called The Gods First Make Mad. It was a good title, but it was the only good thing about the book. I didnt let that put me off. – Wilbur Smith

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People who keep stiff upper lips find that its damn hard to smile. – Judith Guest

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Tell me not of joy: theres none Now my little sparrows gone He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter me, He would hang the wing awhile, Till at length he saw me smile, Lord! how sullen he would be! – William Cartwright

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It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile? – Jean de la Bruyere

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The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons were teaching – not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values – are sinking in. – Bobby Orr

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My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family. – Denzel Washington

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I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good. – Mary Douglas

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I dont like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse. – Valentino Rossi

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If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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