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On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.
Vince Cable

Anger, Themselves, While

We've all seen the mom who devotes all her time and attention to her child and is so hungry for adult interaction that as soon as she's around another adult, she's not paying attention anymore.
Cynthia Nixon

Time, Mom, Around

Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.
Matt Groening

Attention, Shows, Tv

It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises the fear that it may not be long before we're paying somebody not to.
Franklin P. Jones

Fear, Long, May

I think we've been dulled by capitalism. We're just blobs now - we're so worried about how we can keep paying the lease on the car, the mortgage, the lease on the toaster and all that. You can't really think about much else. If you lose that, you lose the whole lot.
Rupert Everett

Car, Else, Keep

But MTV relishes its vestigial role as a star maker, so every year it puts all its clout into making the VMAs the biggest, splashiest, loudest show-biz extravaganza of the year, honoring all this music for existing, after a year of paying barely any attention to it.
Rob Sheffield

Music, After, Making

An intelligent person feels guilty for downloading music without paying the musician, but they use this free-open-culture ideology to cover it.
Jaron Lanier

Music, Person, Guilty

Oh yeah, I mean every fighter has got be dedicated, learn how to sacrifice, know what the devotion is all about, make sure you're paying attention and studying your art.
Marvin Hagler

Art, Mean, Sacrifice

When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.
Ernie Banks

Morning, Taxes, Wake

The Twilight Zone' wasn't around with the kids. They think going up in space is neat. Within their lifetime, there will be paying passengers on the shuttle.
Christa McAuliffe

Around, Kids, Within

We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.
Mitch Daniels

Money, Fear, Ignorance

You go to Scandinavia, and you will find that people have a much higher standard of living, in terms of education, health care and decent paying jobs.
Bernie Sanders

Education, Health, Care

On stage, you've got dialogue you've learned. You've got a paying audience. It couldn't be better, you know?
Guy Pearce

Learned, Stage, Audience

It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.
Etta James

Artists, Songs, Original

My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.
Robert Carlyle

Life, Good, Dad

It's like a dream come true. When somebody is paying you to talk about yourself, you've won.
Kevin Smith

Yourself, True, Talk

Some of the things I think I learned from that were very educational as far as just paying bills - the basics in dealing with a restaurant like that. It was just life - the education involved in running the organization, even on a small level.
Todd English

Life, Education, Small

I want my whole life to be a great work of art, not just my art. And that means paying attention to my entire life and trying to make sure my whole life is balanced.
Jewel

Life, Work, Great

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.
David Frum

Government, Rich, Attention

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.
Wesley Snipes

Trying, Taxes, Comply

I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S.
Emily Mortimer

Become, American, Tax

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.
J. William Fulbright

Country, Citizen, Tribute

A lot of actors on film sets... very often they're not paying attention to the physical world around them. I think through studying art, I've always had that awareness and that's something that I've wanted to bring in to go beyond acting... As a form of expression, they are intrinsically linked.
Andy Serkis

Art, Through, Around

Paying more heed to the lessons of the past might teach us to be a little more cautious about some of the political decisions taken today.
Michael Morpurgo

Today, Past, Political

Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense.
George Gallup

Leader, Opinion, Attention

With paper printed books, you have certain freedoms. You can acquire the book anonymously by paying cash, which is the way I always buy books. I never use a credit card. I don't identify to any database when I buy books. Amazon takes away that freedom.
Richard Stallman

Freedom, Book, Away

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.
Andre Malraux

Evening, May, Painting

I am very abnormal... But it wasn't very long ago that I wasn't so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.
Dirk Benedict

Medical, Long, Normal

Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads.
John Grisham

Great, Famous, Book

People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.
Dan Lipinski

Home, Travel, Daily

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