Quote by Julie Burchill
Its received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly

Its received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly. – Julie Burchill

Other quotes by Julie Burchill

I dont really care what people tell children – when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib wont hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful. – Julie Burchill

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Women
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The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket – they were not the result of bread being removed from the mouths of the poor so that Miss Thing here could mince off to the circus smelling of roses. – Julie Burchill

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Money
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As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be. – Julie Burchill

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Age
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Other Quotes from
Wisdom
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The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in Gods Eyes. – Mary Astell

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Wisdom

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid. – Marcus Aurelius

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Wisdom

Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. – Mary Astell

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Wisdom

Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing – its what comes through. – K. D. Lang

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Wisdom

Random Quotes

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. – John Barth

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Storytelling

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that youre going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life. – Carl Lewis

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best

Not like Chinese food, where you eat it and then you feel hungry an hour later. – Ray Liotta

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Food

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? – Samuel Beckett

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Punctuality