Julia Quotes - Page 5

• Julia's vocabulary was "chock-full" of strangely archaic words - "spiffing," "crumbs," "jeepers" - that seemed to have originated in some prewar girls' annual rather than in Julia's own life. For Jackson, words were functional, they helped you get to places and explain things. For Julia, they were freighted with inexplicable emotion.

  Kate Atkinson

  Girl, Vocabulary, Emotion

  Kate Atkinson (2010). “One Good Turn: (Jackson Brodie)”, p.135, Random House

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• My favorite actresses are Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts and Julie Andrews.

  Dakota Fanning

  Actresses, My Favorite, Andrew

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• The state calls Paul Winthrop to the stand." ... Paul answered the opening questions briefly, weighing his words, his eyes on Julia's. "Would you tell the court the nature of your relationship with Miss Summers?" "I'm in love with Miss Summers." The faintest of smiles touched his lips. "Completely in love with Miss Summers.

  Nora Roberts

  Summer, Eye, Missing

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• Wherever I go, I'll always see you. You'll always be with me. And there's no happy ending coming here, no way a story that started on a night that's burned into my heart will end the way I wish it could. You're really gone, no last words, and no matter how many letters I write to you, you're never going to reply. You're never going to say good-bye. So I will. Good-bye, Julia. Thank you for being my friend. Thank you for being you.

  Elizabeth Scott

  Writing, Heart, Night

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• Julia [Roberts]. She's got two kids and animals, and I think she's a night nibbler. There'd be crumbs everywhere.

  Richard Gere

  Kids, Animal, Night

  "Changing Gere". Interview with Andrew Goldamn, www.elle.com. April 24, 2007.

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• Before Julia Child there was only onion dip.

  Susan Branch

  Children, Onions, Dip

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• She was looking for something I could never give her." Again his dark eyes bored into Julia's mind. "You have something of the same about you, young woman. Take my advice: Don't think you will find it in another person. You won't. It's not there. You must find it in yourself.

  Iain Pears

  Eye, Dark, Thinking

  Iain Pears (2003). “Dream of Scipio”, p.95, Penguin

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• T. Ray said 'Who do you think you are? Julias Shakespeare?' The man sincerely thought that was Shakespeare's first name, and if you think I should have corrected him, you are ignorant about the art of survival.

  Sue Monk Kidd

  Art, Men, Thinking

  Sue Monk Kidd (2003). “The Secret Life of Bees”, p.16, Penguin

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• The worse I am, the more I need God. I can't shut myself out from His mercy. That is what it would mean; starting a life with you, without Him. Julia to Charles

  Evelyn Waugh

  Mean, Needs, Mercy

  Evelyn Waugh (2012). “Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder”, p.336, Penguin UK

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• Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, Which is as white and hairless as an egg.

  Robert Herrick

  Kissing, Eggs, White

  'On Julia's Legs'

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• Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips of Julia.

  Robert Herrick

  Rubies, Lips, Jewelry

  Robert Herrick, J. N., John NOTT (M.D., of Bristol.) (1810). “Select Poems from the Hesperides, ... with ... remarks by J. N[ott], etc”, p.13

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• Martin said, "It feels as though part of my self has detached and gone to Amsterdam, where it—she—is waiting for me. Do you know about phantom-limb syndrome?" Julia nodded. "There's pain where she ought to be. It's feeding the other pain, the thing that makes me wash and count and all that. So her absence is stopping me from going to find her. Do you see?

  Audrey Niffenegger

  Pain, Self, Waiting

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• I lied to Julia, I didn't know what else to do because you - you make me feel..." I had to stop. Not because I didn't have words. I did. But I was afraid to say them. He looked at me, and I knew then I could love him. That if I let myself I would. "You make me feel too," he said, and held out one hand.

  Elizabeth Scott

  Hands, Lied, You Make Me Feel

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• I am sorry " I murmured. "I know. I ought not to have threatened to beat you " he returned. He pressed a kiss to my hair. "I just cannot bear to be kept out of your life " I said into the dark. He gave a sigh. "Julia you daft woman. When you will you understand You are my life.

  Deanna Raybourn

  Sorry, Dark, Kissing

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• Jeff Smith was the Julia Child of my generation. When his television show, 'The Frugal Gourmet,' made its debut on PBS in the 1980s, it conveyed such genuine enthusiasm for cooking that I was moved for the first time to slap down cold cash for a collection of recipes.

  Alton Brown

  Children, Pbs, Cooking

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• My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Mom, Children, Refrigerators

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• You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

  Leslie Caron

  Roles, Actresses, Written

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• I've always been a huge fan of Julia Roberts. Without her what would the world be like?

  Cameron Diaz

  Fans, World, Huge

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• Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well.

  Jodie Foster

  Drama, Dark, Comedy

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• I really would love to do a piece like Julia Roberts or Charlize Theron in 'Erin Brockovich' or 'North Country.' They were both so amazing and so inspiring. I would love to touch someone in the way their performances touched me.

  Ashley Greene

  Country, Touch Someone, Pieces

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• I loved Julia Louis-Dreyfus's show 'The New Adventures of Old Christine.' That made me laugh out loud. She's like Lucille Ball. She's brilliant.

  Helen Hunt

  Adventure, Laughing, Balls

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• We did that with people like Chris Rock, Woody Harrelson, and the environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill.

  Anthony Kiedis

  Butterfly, Rocks, People

  "Anthony Kiedis: Still Red Hot After All These Years". Interview with Dimitri Ehrlich, December 2000.

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• In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'

  Jimmy Carter

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

  United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter (1977). “Jimmy Carter”

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• The movie I've seen a million times is 'Steel Magnolias,' directed by Herbert Ross, starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts.

  Queen Latifah

  Steel, Fields, Magnolias

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• I was named after my two grandmothers - Julia Elizabeth.

  Julie Andrews

  Grandmother, Two

  Julie Andrews (2008). “Home: a memoir of my early years”

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