My parents were both writers - they would type their manuscripts sitting side by side on the veranda of our house near Watford - so I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be a bluegrass singer, an architect, a landscape gardener, or to do something with animals.


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DEBORAH ABBOTT
The goal is to create a new use for the manure that's surrounding the town ? as a biofuel,
DEBORAH ABBOTT
My problem is that I want to smoke the cigar and for someone else to light it. I want to blow out sm...
DEBORAH LEVY
In a world of status, independence is key, because a primary means of establishing status is to tell...
DEBORAH TANNEN
I think differently, I think it's about reaching everybody on every different plane and every di...
DEBORAH COX
I take it to be from the greatest extremes, both in virtue and in vice, that the uniformly virtuous ...
DEBORAH SAMPSON
If women talk in ways expected of them or project a feminine demeanor, it's seen as weak. But if...
DEBORAH TANNEN
The best way to insure you achieve the greatest satisfaction out of life is to behave intentionally.
DEBORAH DAY
The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation -...
DEBORAH TANNEN
I would love to be bilingual. I think having a second or third language at my bidding would open up ...
DEBORAH RANEY
The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as m...
DEBORAH NORVILLE
Once upon a time, about 10 years ago, I thought maybe I could write a mystery series about a midwife...
DEBORAH HARKNESS
A government that operates under the guise of capitalism does not necessarily mean it is free of the...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Ninety percent of board members said they were there to make a difference in the organization.
DEBORAH HECHINGER
Accessories in general add warmth to a room, but you can switch out your accessories to showcase onl...
DEBORAH CARPENTER
I teach 18- to 21-year-olds - the 'Harry Potter' generation. They grew up as voracious reade...
DEBORAH HARKNESS
In choosing where to live or vacation, we may be setting the stage for the play of ourselves, treati...
DEBORAH TALL
We always see a few orders for wedding invitations with wedding dates around college graduation time...
DEBORAH GOMIA
My mind became agitated with the enquiry - why a nation, separated from us by an ocean more than thr...
DEBORAH SAMPSON
U.S. gasoline may be rattling people's cages. We're going to see another steep draw. That, Nigeria a...
DEBORAH WHITE
I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist,...
DEBORAH COX
It's a very quick place to come in. I'm not going on 21 at lunchtime for anything unless it's a dire...
DEBORAH DURHAM
They said the wreath is still on the door.
DEBORAH ROBERTS
In whatever I may be thought to have been unnatural, unwise and indelicate, it is now my most ferven...
DEBORAH SAMPSON
The song came out to be a gem, just came out to be a really, really interesting rendition of it.
DEBORAH COX
Risk initiatives require active cooperation among the business line heads who will ultimately benefi...
DEBORAH WILLIAMS
It's really a grand old, legendary theatre where the spirits of like Judy Garland and all these ...
DEBORAH COX
Wisdom is not attained by the journey through life's circumstances and lessons learned, but rather, ...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
The truth is, it's never about what someone does for you, but rather, what you've done for someone e...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
The seeds of time are the precious elements that define who we are and carve the path of our future.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Spiritualism is not about bending to religious ideology, it is about leading from the spirit.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
If love needs to be chased, then the chasing isn't worth your love.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
If you close your eyes sometimes your vision becomes clearer as it is not clouded by pictures.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
If today is yesterday' s promise, tomorrow certainly holds miraculous wonders.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Following the direction of the wind is not necessarily the right direction. Sometimes, walking again...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Fear of rejection is a faith in failure
DEBORAH SIMPSON
A shallow faith is debilitating, even if it fits into your ideals.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
There comes a time in every man's life when courage is no longer defined by the chances he takes, bu...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Boldness often attracts adversity, and the louder the conviction, the more shrilling the opposition....
DEBORAH SIMPSON
If the American people do not believe that what they collectively established in the White House is ...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
We are all artists, painting new canvases every day. Be sure today's picture is what you truly want ...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
When the light of a falling star washes away into the oblivion, remember that still it shines somewh...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
If it wasn't for restlessness, serenity wouldn't be cherished.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
A blind man may be sightless, but still he envisions; a mute may be voiceless, but still he speaks: ...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Courage is not about appeasing others, it is about doing what is right in the face of opposition
DEBORAH SIMPSON
When wealth is measured monetarily, it is often those performing the measuring who are poor.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
Let graciousness fall today into the laps of the weak, into the hearts of the sorrowful, into the ey...
DEBORAH SIMPSON
It's not the spirit of a man that grows weary, it's the mind that fails to acknowledge.
DEBORAH SIMPSON
An inconvenient truth is still truth, nonetheless, whether you accept it or don't. The best thing yo...
DEBORAH SIMPSON