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Quote by Emma Thompson
The only way you can have it all is by delegating all the running

The only way you can have it all is by delegating all the running of the home to other people – which I dont ever want to do… So you do it yourself, and it takes time and energy and effort. And if you give it the time, its profoundly enjoyable. – Emma Thompson

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Weve got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because thats easier. Its much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it. – Emma Thompson

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Happiness
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Emma Thompson
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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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Women
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Emma Thompson
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I dont think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think theres some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything. – Emma Thompson

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work
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Its not a bad thing for a writer not to feel at home. Writers – were much more comfortable at parties standing in the corner watching everybody else having a good time than we are mingling. – Neil Gaiman

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Any old place I can hang my hat is home sweet home to me. – William Jerome

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I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home – Ive been there 14 years now. – Katherine Jenkins

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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night. – Gabrielle Union

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