as•ymp•tote (ˈasəm(p)ˌtōt) n. pl. -s. 1. A wish that continually approaches but never achieves fulfillment. [2015, Whittier]
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prom·ise (ˈpräməs) n. pl. - es. 1. The lie you want to keep. [2015, Whittier]
NICOLA YOON Into all lives a little turbulence must fall
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TODD COBURN I guess a show like 'Entourage' would be wish fulfillment, right? But 'Entourage' is...
JILL SOLOWAY Is it possible he should know what he is, and be that he is?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE corgi 1. n. A high class hound, such as those that accompany the Queen. 2. n. A...
VIZ Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.
JEAN BAUDRILLARD There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s...
NICOLA YOON Life is a gift. Don't forget to live it.
NICOLA YOON We watch the way the water pulls back and turns over and beats against the sand, trying to wear the ...
NICOLA YOON I read once that, on average, we replace the majority of our cells every seven years. Even more amaz...
NICOLA YOON You're not living if you're not regretting.
NICOLA YOON Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.
NICOLA YOON In my head I know I've been in love before, but it doesn't feel like it. Being in love with you is b...
NICOLA YOON Sometimes I reread my favorite books from back to front. I start with the last chapter and read back...
NICOLA YOON Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything. Everything.
NICOLA YOON Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.
NICOLA YOON For most immigrants, moving to the new country is an act of faith. Even if you've heard stories of s...
NICOLA YOON There's no denying it now. I'm in the world. And, too, the world is in me.
NICOLA YOON Hearts don’t break.
It’s just another thing the poets say.
Hearts are not made
Of...
NICOLA YOON Yay, science.
NICOLA YOON Observable Fact: I don’t believe in magic.
Observable Fact: We are magic.
NICOLA YOON He says they're not his type, but I don't really get the concept of having a type. My type is girls....
NICOLA YOON Stars are important," I say, laughing.
"Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The s...
NICOLA YOON I've read many more books than you. It doesn't matter how many you've read. I've read more. Believe ...
NICOLA YOON You can do every goddamn thing right, and your life can still turn to shit.
NICOLA YOON Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.
NICOLA YOON Olly: jesus. is there a girl on this planet who doesn't love mr.darcy
Madeline: All girls love ...
NICOLA YOON Love is worth everything, everything.
NICOLA YOON The trouble with getting your hopes too far up is: it's a long way down.
NICOLA YOON You can't predict the future. It turns out that you can't predict the past either. Time moves in bot...
NICOLA YOON Sometimes your world shakes so hard, it's difficult to imagine that everyone else isn't feeling it t...
NICOLA YOON Ocean: The endless part of yourself you never knew but always suspected was there.
-Madeline (...
NICOLA YOON Maybe we can't predict everything, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going...
NICOLA YOON I've read many, many books involving heartache. Not one has ever described it as little. Soul-shatte...
NICOLA YOON Doomed love is a part of life.
NICOLA YOON I want to say something, not just something, but the perfect thing to comfort him, to make him forge...
NICOLA YOON Love is a terrible thing and its loss is even worse.
Love is a terrible thing and I want nothin...
NICOLA YOON There's more to life than being alive.
NICOLA YOON My heart is too bruised and I want to keep the pain as a reminder. I don't want sunlight on it. I do...
NICOLA YOON Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is ...
NICOLA YOON For the first time in a long time, I want more than I have.
NICOLA YOON Sometimes you do things for the right reasons and sometimes for the wrong ones and sometimes it’s ...
NICOLA YOON How can I live the rest of my life in this bubble now that I know all that I’m missing?
NICOLA YOON You can’t just make people fall in love, right? Love is way more complicated than that. It’s not...
NICOLA YOON I didn't know you this morning, and now I don't remember not knowing you.
NICOLA YOON I was happy before I met him. But I’m alive now, and those are not the same thing.
NICOLA YOON What colour are your eyes?
Olly (O): blue
Madeline (M): Be more specific please
O: ...
NICOLA YOON Maybe part of falling in love with someone else is also falling in love with yourself.
NICOLA YOON It's a hard concept to hold on to--the idea that there was a time before us. A time before time. NICOLA YOON We are capable of big lives. A big history. Why settle? Why choose the practical thing, the mundane ...
NICOLA YOON If I have not the power to put myself in the place of other people, but must be continually burrowin...
SYLVIA PLATH Every actor I know pretty much wants to be a rock n' roll star, and we'd all give it up to b...
DAVID COSTABILE PRIDE attracts a person,courage approaches a prsn,wisdom gets d person, strength puts up wid d persn...
NEYHA SAHU If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment...
TOM HANKS You can't be that or that or that... but you can try to behave as that...
So, what next!?...
DEYTH BANGER I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful.
STEPHENIE MEYER Rock n' roll seems like it's faded away sometimes, but it will never die.
ALEX TURNER The helicopter approaches closer than any other [vehicle] to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams...
IGOR SIKORSKY im still waiting
for that kiss when
my leg
[(P o p s)]*
MEGAN It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.
STEPHEN KING The post office actually achieves its mission. I wish we could say the same of the CIA.
BARRY EISLER Al-Qur'an is not a book of Science, ‘S-C-I-E-N-C-E’ but a book of Signs ‘S-I-G-N-S
ZAKIR NAIK Thank you for joining me today, Hoodians! I wish you all peace and poverty!”
“Pros...
CHRIS COLFER
That's SHIT!
How do you remove it?
You just put it inside the trash, easy as that.
DEYTH BANGER It seems to be my fate to discover only the obvious: that children have sexual feelings, which every...
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UNATTRIBUTED AUTHOR By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratification now, consumerism at its m...
ELLEN WILLIS Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
AMBROSE BIERCE Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
AMBROSE BIERCE Różnica pomiędzy ludźmi sukcesu, a nieudacznikami polega na tym, że Ci pierwsi niemal nałogowo...
BRIAN TRACY Wszystkie przedsiębiorstwa kochają swoich klientów, ale będzie
to miłość nieodwzajemniona, je...
FREDERICK NEWELL Gdyby trzeba było podzielić firmę, to oddałbym majątek, halę produkcyjną i wyposażenie, a s...
JOHN STUART Jeśli człowiek ma zamiar do końca życia pozostać pracownikiem fizycznym, to powinien równo z w...
HENRY FORD Osoby na stanowiskach kierowniczych muszą wiedzieć, na ile dobre lub złe są warunki pracy ich po...
LORD SIEFF Osoby na kierowniczych stanowiskach muszą mieć przed sobą jakiś cel, muszą być zaangażowane u...
HAROLD H. GREENE Firmy, które rosną dzięki rozwojowi i ulepszeniom, nie zginą. Ale kiedy firma przestaje być tw�...
HENRY FORD W nowych technologiach wspaniałe jest to, że ludzie robią z nich zupełnie inny użytek, niż pla...
MANUEL CASTELLS Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, a...
BENJAMIN HAYDON Real programmers don't write in PL/I. PL/I is for programmers who can't decide whether to write in C...
TOM VAN VLECK To say thank you is a short way to express gratitude for all things .If you say thank you it is alwa...
GARY F EVANS... They don't really pay attention to me, except when they need my blood or something. I wouldn't even ...
JODI PICOULT As far as superhero stories, what's appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I me...
JOHN RIDLEY 'Entourage' was a show that existed around wish-fulfillment. People watched it because they ...
ADAM PALLY The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing noth...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.
GEORGE SAND At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each t...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Word For The Day PICAYUNE (PIK uh yoon’) adj. Trivial or petty, small or small-minded.
DEB BAKER The S&P news helped. But we are having large inflows as big banks move more money into Latin America...
CARLOS LEVORIN The S&P news helped. But we are having large inflows as big banks move more money into Latin America...
CARLOS AUGUSTO LEVORIN Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, ...
JEAN PAUL RICHTER the shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S
GWEN STEFANI Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.
ZIG ZIGLAR My first job was with 'Dawson's Creek' where everybody looked good and they spoke better...
MIKE WHITE But as we all know, rock ‘n’ roll will never die, and education too, as Henry Adams always sez, ...
THOMAS PYNCHON P...U...D...D...I...N...G"
"Pudding," said Roger. "They've kept some for us."
"She hasn't ...
ARTHUR RANSOME Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. ...
GLENDA JACKSON Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. ...
WASHINGTON IRVING A Left that does nothing achieves nothing.
EMMANUEL MACRON Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need.
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prom·ise (ˈpräməs) n. pl. - es. 1. The lie you want to keep. [2015, Whittier]
NICOLA YOON There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s...
NICOLA YOON Life is a gift. Don't forget to live it.
NICOLA YOON We watch the way the water pulls back and turns over and beats against the sand, trying to wear the ...
NICOLA YOON I read once that, on average, we replace the majority of our cells every seven years. Even more amaz...
NICOLA YOON You're not living if you're not regretting.
NICOLA YOON Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.
NICOLA YOON In my head I know I've been in love before, but it doesn't feel like it. Being in love with you is b...
NICOLA YOON Sometimes I reread my favorite books from back to front. I start with the last chapter and read back...
NICOLA YOON Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything. Everything.
NICOLA YOON Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.
NICOLA YOON For most immigrants, moving to the new country is an act of faith. Even if you've heard stories of s...
NICOLA YOON There's no denying it now. I'm in the world. And, too, the world is in me.
NICOLA YOON Hearts don’t break.
It’s just another thing the poets say.
Hearts are not made
Of...
NICOLA YOON Yay, science.
NICOLA YOON Observable Fact: I don’t believe in magic.
Observable Fact: We are magic.
NICOLA YOON He says they're not his type, but I don't really get the concept of having a type. My type is girls....
NICOLA YOON Stars are important," I say, laughing.
"Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The s...
NICOLA YOON Into all lives a little turbulence must fall
NICOLA YOON I've read many more books than you. It doesn't matter how many you've read. I've read more. Believe ...
NICOLA YOON You can do every goddamn thing right, and your life can still turn to shit.
NICOLA YOON Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.
NICOLA YOON Olly: jesus. is there a girl on this planet who doesn't love mr.darcy
Madeline: All girls love ...
NICOLA YOON Love is worth everything, everything.
NICOLA YOON The trouble with getting your hopes too far up is: it's a long way down.
NICOLA YOON You can't predict the future. It turns out that you can't predict the past either. Time moves in bot...
NICOLA YOON Sometimes your world shakes so hard, it's difficult to imagine that everyone else isn't feeling it t...
NICOLA YOON Ocean: The endless part of yourself you never knew but always suspected was there.
-Madeline (...
NICOLA YOON Maybe we can't predict everything, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going...
NICOLA YOON I've read many, many books involving heartache. Not one has ever described it as little. Soul-shatte...
NICOLA YOON Doomed love is a part of life.
NICOLA YOON I want to say something, not just something, but the perfect thing to comfort him, to make him forge...
NICOLA YOON Love is a terrible thing and its loss is even worse.
Love is a terrible thing and I want nothin...
NICOLA YOON There's more to life than being alive.
NICOLA YOON My heart is too bruised and I want to keep the pain as a reminder. I don't want sunlight on it. I do...
NICOLA YOON Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is ...
NICOLA YOON For the first time in a long time, I want more than I have.
NICOLA YOON Sometimes you do things for the right reasons and sometimes for the wrong ones and sometimes it’s ...
NICOLA YOON How can I live the rest of my life in this bubble now that I know all that I’m missing?
NICOLA YOON You can’t just make people fall in love, right? Love is way more complicated than that. It’s not...
NICOLA YOON I didn't know you this morning, and now I don't remember not knowing you.
NICOLA YOON I was happy before I met him. But I’m alive now, and those are not the same thing.
NICOLA YOON What colour are your eyes?
Olly (O): blue
Madeline (M): Be more specific please
O: ...
NICOLA YOON Maybe part of falling in love with someone else is also falling in love with yourself.
NICOLA YOON It's a hard concept to hold on to--the idea that there was a time before us. A time before time. NICOLA YOON We are capable of big lives. A big history. Why settle? Why choose the practical thing, the mundane ...
NICOLA YOON What I find kind of annoying as a woman, especially in this society, is how people like to support p...
YOON AHN For me, I like to look presentable when I'm outside. I'm not going to come to the office wit...
YOON AHN I grew up in the Seattle suburbs - the suburbs of suburbs. Where I'm from, it's super quiet,...
YOON AHN I just use intuition - would I wear that? Would it feel okay? It's pretty simple, nothing too co...
YOON AHN We don't have a jewellery background, so we just come up with these things that we wanna wear, t...
YOON AHN We've just been nostalgic about old-school hip hop, listening to it at home and looking at peopl...
YOON AHN There's nothing new under the sun, right? I think the most modern thing you can do with designin...
YOON AHN In my experience, most Koreans who allow their dogs to live indoors tend to spoil them while many of...
YOON KERR He has every intention of resolving this matter. How that will come out, I do not know.
ANTONIO YOON He buys and sells boats for a living. Whether one or two boats end up being used for illicit purpose...
ANTONIO YOON Justice prevailed. Judge Papas did the right thing.
ANTONIO YOON In Korea, there are many people who keep their family dogs in their garden, neglecting their physica...
YOON KERR Despite the fact that the U.S. admitted no wrongdoing, they are compensating Mr. Elmaghraby for the ...
HAEYOUNG YOON The change of ownership at a terminal will not impact or affect the security of our nation's ports. ...
LEAH YOON As the number of people who treat dogs like their own family members and closely interact with them ...
YOON KERR His circumstances made it extremely difficult for him to continue. But I also feel this is really th...
HAEYOUNG YOON I think we have a strong chance of prevailing in terms of discovery going forward.
HAEYOUNG YOON Much of what we're doing is to make sure that the animal element, the bird element, doesn't get into...
LEAH YOON But in order for those border communities to be economically sound, they also need to be safe. We ar...
LEAH YOON It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes.
NICOLA STURGEON I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly ...
NICOLA STURGEON I worry about the direction of the U.K. and U.K. politics and governance in the event of a Brexit.
NICOLA STURGEON Most people would agree that the E.U. is too bureaucratic, not transparent or democratic enough and ...
NICOLA STURGEON Miracle: to love more with an irreparable heartache
NICOLA AN Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough to resist the G-forces...
NICOLA FOULSTON Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic.
NICOLA ABBAGNANO If your pal or neighbour is in the SNP, you're more likely to listen to them than if you just tu...
NICOLA STURGEON I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, workin...
NICOLA STURGEON Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequal...
NICOLA STURGEON American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best perfo...
NICOLA STURGEON Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests w...
NICOLA STURGEON Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, it's important to...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I'm like a 'comeback kid' - you can't keep me down for long!
NICOLA ADAMS The dark side of social media is that, within seconds, anything can be blown out of proportion and t...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I wouldn't call myself a feminist. I am just me. I like boxing and acting and doing my charity w...
NICOLA ADAMS I think the first decision I took when I became a government minister was to reverse the planned clo...
NICOLA STURGEON I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends.
NICOLA STURGEON People in Scotland don't take too kindly to being lectured by a Tory Chancellor.
NICOLA STURGEON To finally become world champion after losing out in three previous finals is very satisfying. It sh...
NICOLA ADAMS For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital.
NICOLA STURGEON Every time I get in the ring, I have to give 110 per cent because my opponents have nothing to lose ...
NICOLA ADAMS I want young people to be able to buy into what I design. When I was young, I wanted to buy designer...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I only went into a gym by accident. My mum couldn't get a babysitter and wanted to do aerobics, ...
NICOLA ADAMS Boxing is like chess. You encourage your opponent to make mistakes so you can capitalise on it. Peop...
NICOLA ADAMS I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of onl...
NICOLA STURGEON As First Minister, I will always act in the best interests of the country. As party leader, I will a...
NICOLA STURGEON I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed...
NICOLA ADAMS Let us put the normal divisions of politics aside. Let us come together as one country; let us seize...
NICOLA STURGEON Nothing ever stops me smiling, apart from getting beat in the ring.
NICOLA ADAMS Spiders keep me awake at night. If I see one that's too big to get under a glass, there will be ...
NICOLA ADAMS It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would us...
NICOLA STURGEON My politics are wildly different from hers, but someone who has been good for women in politics, sta...
NICOLA STURGEON Loving you feels like my commitment to eternity a long time ago
NICOLA AN To be alone was my best interest because needing myself was looking for you
NICOLA AN Maybe we are stars apart from each other, that there's an invisible line connecting us. I'd like to ...
NICOLA AN I hear them say "Why do I miss someone I haven't even met?"
How about not missing someone becau...
NICOLA AN Oh Love, whenever I hear your name, I hear the heartbeat of every lifetime all at once. I feel the h...
NICOLA AN You are a song I could listen to over and over again although I'm convinced it had played in my head...
NICOLA AN English businesses would face massive transaction costs if Scotland, their second biggest export mar...
NICOLA STURGEON Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish pr...
NICOLA STURGEON At these big set-piece events like the leaders' debates, that exterior of calm and serenity is n...
NICOLA STURGEON We're pretty disappointed, but I told them that it's not the judge of the kind of men they are. I ca...
BRIAN NICOLA We want them all to go on, and realistically they all have a shot. They all want to be state-placers...
BRIAN NICOLA It's about time. I'm kind of numb. I'm just happy for the kids. We had five champions, and the senio...
BRIAN NICOLA We're just going to focus on wrestling instead of worrying about Marion-Franklin. We want to try and...
BRIAN NICOLA Everything's coming together and I'm pretty pleased. I don't honestly think I could break it all dow...
BRIAN NICOLA It would be a very serious mistake for the U.K. to vote to leave the European Union, and I think it ...
NICOLA STURGEON The total impact of the Tory/Liberal tax, welfare and public spending changes has hit the poorest 10...
NICOLA STURGEON The oil and gas sector in the North Sea does have a strong future if we do the right things now, but...
NICOLA STURGEON I am quite driven. I know what I think, and I know what I want to achieve, but I also hope that peop...
NICOLA STURGEON The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments.
NICOLA STURGEON If Scotland was independent, we'd be the 14th richest country in the developed world.
NICOLA STURGEON Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to...
NICOLA STURGEON It's very much the currency of discourse on social media where political disagreements very quic...
NICOLA STURGEON My muse is the digital world.
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Women boxers prefer to focus on the win rather than the bravado. We've come a long way. In the &...
NICOLA ADAMS I'm not an elitist. I hate the fashion industry sometimes because it becomes so focused on the e...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Yes, I'm always keeping my eye on trends and designers. With certain favourites, I can tell you ...
NICOLA ADAMS As a young woman in politics, with few women around, you start to subconsciously behave like men in ...
NICOLA STURGEON Isn't it the case, ... that there were deep divisions inside the executive over the issue and rather...
NICOLA STURGEON I hope it doesn't cause any added distress to Robin Cook's family.
NICOLA STURGEON Political parties have to convince people that there is a real reason to vote and that will re-engag...
NICOLA STURGEON All I want is to keep boxing for Great Britain and inspire others.
NICOLA ADAMS I have six brothers and one sister, and I was an ice hockey player when I was younger. I think my da...
NICOLA PELTZ No one's ever really cared about me being bisexual, and I only came out because I had always bee...
NICOLA ADAMS A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people.
NICOLA STURGEON I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative ...
NICOLA STURGEON One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people...
NICOLA STURGEON Thierry Mugler is about the power of glamour and walking straight into the future. He's been a g...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I've had particularly unpleasant stuff, and it has been reported that I've had death threats...
NICOLA STURGEON I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long.
NICOLA STURGEON The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history.
NICOLA STURGEON I love meeting people, and I know it's so difficult for people to come up to me and introduce th...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Ed Balls has made it crystal clear that, left to its own devices, a Labour government would simply c...
NICOLA STURGEON When I first moved to London for university, I was already a big fan of Diesel because, in the ninet...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Anger is an unnecessary emotion. Loads of stuff in life can trigger it, but what matters is how you ...
NICOLA ADAMS Because of lower life expectancy in Scotland - something that we are working hard to improve - the a...
NICOLA STURGEON I've not had a deliberate image makeover.
NICOLA STURGEON If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually appreciate t...
NICOLA AN Our opposition to Trident is very clear, very firm, very long-standing, very principled, and we woul...
NICOLA STURGEON I went into boxing, and I'm bisexual, and I still achieved and performed at the highest level, a...
NICOLA ADAMS Taxing people for having a spare bedroom and forcing them into rent arrears or the possibility of lo...
NICOLA STURGEON I have six brothers and one sister. I grew up playing ice hockey, a total tomboy, and that's wha...
NICOLA PELTZ Many hard working people in low paid jobs get housing benefit.
NICOLA STURGEON A couple of weeks after the Olympics, I thought I'd pop down to my local supermarket and do some...
NICOLA ADAMS Just because you are joking, it does not always mean you are lying. And just because you are being s...
NICOLA PISTONE I like places where you can dance to crazy music, like Bedlam or Eastern Bloc in the East Village.
NICOLA FORMICHETTI With over 10 million inhabitants, Moscow is the largest city in the Russian Federation. Yet it does ...
NICOLA DUCKWORTH Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. He inspired me to box after watching re-runs of him winning a g...
NICOLA ADAMS At the 2012 Olympics, there was a nutritionist in the food hall telling us, 'Eat that. And eat t...
NICOLA ADAMS I'm not just a reader or a writer; I inhale written words like they're my oxygen. It's not a hobby. ...
NICOLA HAKEN Like petals what's beautiful is often delicate. Take care of the ones you love by not holding them t...
NICOLA AN A wounded heart that loves even more is immortal, it only survives and blooms time after time. If yo...
NICOLA AN It is clear that my predecessor as First Minister is frightening the life out of the Tories and the ...
NICOLA STURGEON When The Queen invited the Olympians to the Palace, I was first in line to speak to her. She said sh...
NICOLA ADAMS I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.
NICOLA FORMICHETTI We did foil a trafficking case which was already in motion at the airport when we intercepted a grou...
NICOLA SIMMONDS If there is a 'Leave' vote in England and across the U.K. as a whole, then we see the reins ...
NICOLA STURGEON When I started writing, I didn't have the common sense to use a pseudonym, so I write under my o...
NICOLA CORNICK The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people.
NICOLA STURGEON I want there to be another independence referendum at some stage. I want Scotland to be independent,...
NICOLA STURGEON I think Scotland will become an independent country. I've always believed that. It means that if...
NICOLA STURGEON It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essenti...
NICOLA STURGEON Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin,...
NICOLA STURGEON An independent Scotland could afford pensions full stop - after all, it is our taxes and national in...
NICOLA STURGEON My uniform is usually just comfortable clothing. Being a stylist, you spend most of the day at photo...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I've not hidden and I'll never hide the fact that I want Scotland to be an independent count...
NICOLA STURGEON If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually thought that...
NICOLA AN Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very ...
NICOLA STURGEON I stand here today as the first woman first minister of our country. Every day I hold this office, I...
NICOLA STURGEON The truth of the matter is that countries the world over have deficits. Let us remember this about S...
NICOLA STURGEON If you have a Tory government at Westminster that takes us out of Europe against our will, there may...
NICOLA STURGEON The U.K.'s debt belongs legally to Westminster, so Scotland, by definition, can't default on...
NICOLA STURGEON We've chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don't want to be a forgotten, si...
NICOLA STURGEON Too often in the past, Scotland has been sidelined and ignored in the Westminster corridors of power...
NICOLA STURGEON My pledge to you is that the SNP will put women and gender equality right at the heart of the Westmi...
NICOLA STURGEON For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is we...
NICOLA STURGEON We already know that social security is more affordable in Scotland than it is in the rest of the U....
NICOLA STURGEON I consider myself a selfie specialist.
NICOLA STURGEON An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and do...
NICOLA STURGEON My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served b...
NICOLA STURGEON I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but......
NICOLA STURGEON I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously.
NICOLA STURGEON Some of the brightest and best women in our society are stifled in their ambitions.
NICOLA STURGEON Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.
NICOLA STURGEON You were right when you said I was holding onto April's apron strings even though she was trying to ...
NICOLA SINCLAIR You spend so much time hating the fact that April behaves more like a mother than a sister, but you'...
NICOLA SINCLAIR Trespass, the outdoor clothing company based in the South Side, is run by two of the nicest guys and...
NICOLA STURGEON Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis ...
NICOLA STURGEON When I was young, I used to watch videos of Ali boxing, with my dad. It set me on the road. I wanted...
NICOLA ADAMS I think the fact that people are even talking about the prospect of the Tories coming second is less...
NICOLA STURGEON I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way.
NICOLA STURGEON Not once in my life has the Tory Party come anywhere close to winning an election in Scotland, and y...
NICOLA STURGEON Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments.
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