We all love the NHS. The NHS is like a secular version of the Virgin Mary. A loving and yet tortured matriarch, a benign shadow to the overt patriarchal dominance that usually abides. The NHS is definitely a she. – Russell Brand Letter to Boris Johnson, following his treatment in hospital for coronavirus.
Aditi is a comedy superstar over in India. She’s only one of three female English-speaking comedians in India. – Hasan Minhaj
When Mrs. Bush was First Lady, she went all over the Mideast talking about breast cancer awareness and the need for early screening. She did this in places where the cultures prohibit such discussion or even detection efforts. – Greta Van Susteren
A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting. – Helen Rowland
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. – Henry David Thoreau
Harpo, she’s a lovely person. She deserves a good husband. Marry her before she finds one. – Harpo Marx
It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink. – Horace Walpole
We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn’t want to. – Hanoi Hannah
I was unnerved to learn in my twenties that the poems of Emily Dickinson that I had memorized as a girl were not the poems as she had written them. – Helen Vendler
Weird, but sometimes I feel more like my cartoon character than I do Lizzie because she’s a little more edgy and snappy. – Hilary Duff
If your doctor tells you you have a rare disease that he or she has never seen, if you’ve got an incurable cancer, boy, don’t accept that. You know, go and get a second opinion. – Hamilton Jordan
My mom, well, she’s half Greek, half German-Italian; born in England. She’s just a nomad. She loves Middle Eastern style, Indian style, so much so that she ended up having Indian babies. – Hannah Simone
A woman should be less concerned about Paris and more concerned about whether the dress she’s about to buy relates to the way she lives. – Geoffrey Beene
I was sad that Corpse Bride was so short. I would’ve liked to have had her around for way longer. She doesn’t actually have that many scenes. – Helena Bonham Carter
There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone. – Henry David Thoreau
It’s interesting because Swedes subtitle everything, so they’re so used to it. When my wife watches a show with subtitles, she has a skill to be able to watch and read. Whereas I’m more of a read or watch. – Greg Poehler
Beyonce was just always full-out. She’s like a beast. So you learn that no matter how you feel, just do it. Just like Nike: ‘Just Do It.’ – Heather Morris
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
Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution. – Henry David Thoreau
Kelly Preston is a remarkable human being and a great dramatic actress. It was a privilege as a director to tap into this part of her. Rarely do I make a kind of spiritual connection with my cast. Kelly was a wonderful exception. She is truly very special and I adore her. – George Hickenlooper
Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes. – George Carman
Ages ago, my girlfriend had this little park near her house, with a bridge running over a stream… and I set up all these candles on the bridge. But when I called her and told her she said it was too dark and she wasn’t coming out. – Harry Styles
We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd. – Heston Blumenthal