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Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.

I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

I was even accused of teaching the chimps how to fish for termites which I mean that would have been such a brilliant coup.

The facility is brilliant for Russian infrastructure in terms of all parameters.

The real hero was Paul Gallacher in goal. He put in a great performance on Saturday and another great performance today. He kept us in the game and at 2-1 down made an unbelievable save which kept us in it. It was brilliant for him.

There are a lot of brilliant people in all walks of life. That doesn't make you a manager of people. Our jobs are about managing people, crisis management on a daily basis. If you don't have people skills or the experience, things can snowball.

When I was 16, I played Tallulah in 'Bugsy Malone' at the Queen's Theatre. Me and five others shared a flat together in Blackheath. It was brilliant being 16 and living in London with my mates.

When I turned 40, subconsciously, life was a blank sheet. Before, it was disjointed, and I was very displaced and quite mad, but it was a brilliant time. Everyone thinks I must have been unhappy.

I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love myself, and I like bums.

We've run into a team that is extremely well prepared and very capable. This isn't so much a fact that we're not any good, it's more about the fact that, hey, they're pretty brilliant right now. This is good stuff that they're doing.

Comparing the Brooklyn that I know with Manhattan is like comparing a comfortable and complacent duenna to her more brilliant and neurotic sister.

When i look in your eyes is that you baby, or just a brilliant disguise.

To portray an iconic character has been brilliant in itself, and to be able to do that on a show like 'Once Upon a Time' enhances that because the show puts a spin on characters and makes them very different and puts core values that are very different that aren't in the original fairy tales a lot of people relate to.

We were brilliant on defense, and that's what won us the game.

We were brilliant defensively, but more importantly, we were not scared to play. You see that as soon as Arsenal is not scared to play, we can play good football.

There are many different kinds of comedians ... the observational humorist, the impressionist, the character creator, the physical comedian, the self-deprecator, the dirty-joke teller. What made Richard so brilliant is he was able to incorporate all these styles at once.

The French constitute the most brilliant and the most dangerous nation in Europe and the best qualified in turn to become an object of admiration, hatred, pity or terror but never indifference.

Hairpieces are brilliant for adding volume.

Luxury Institute researchers found most luxury brands in the writing instruments category, as in the luxury watches category, to be niche brands, with 1% to 4% awareness among the wealthy, and in many cases, known only to connoisseurs. Still, the holy grail of a luxury brand is a Harry Winston, or a Rolls Royce, brands that are known to the majority of wealthy consumers, but are affordable by only a few. That feat requires brilliant products, and even more brilliant marketing skills.

Lucy-my God, Lucy was a brilliant, brilliant clown, but she was terribly miscast. But we would have never gotten the money for the production if she hadn't wanted to do it.

Louise Frogley is a brilliant designer. I always find her wardrobe fittings really informative and creative. Together, you kick images and ideas around.

Many of our Latino kids, that we have in our system, are brilliant kids.... but, we as a system have placed a value judgement that unless they can do it in our language, we don't give them credit for it.

She's tough beyond words. She has a brilliant stick. It's one of the greatest sticks you'll ever see. But she also has great height and is strong physically. She's as graceful on her feet as any player you'll see.

She's just a classy, brilliant woman. Working with her was certainly a bonus and a pleasant surprise -- I learned a lot,

She should stay right where she is. Katie's brilliant on the show. She's part of this amazing quartet that's the best in the business, team-wise. She's reaching millions of people, and she goes wherever she wants to.

She's one of the biggest talents we have. She's brilliant behind the plate and she's a good contact hitter with power.

Olivia and James, Joe and Tom had a field day playing cricket in the garden of the villa against Uncle Fred, with a hard rubber ball, ... Freddie is brilliant with kids.

Some actors are brilliant in David Mamet, but they would crash and burn in my plays and visa-versa. You either have my music in your body, or you don't.

She has the great misfortune of following Elvis, if you will, in John Roberts. We may not have another person come forward like him for some time: just a brilliant legal scholar, a fabulous constitutional lawyer.

She has lived the most remarkable life, as the brilliant performer the world came to know when she was just a child, to the dedicated public servant who has served her country both at home and abroad for 30 years.

She's a brilliant lawyer. And you don't get to head a law firm of 270 tough fighting litigators without being good. She is very good, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

She is not one of the score of brilliant and tested ... potential nominees that the president might have nominated.

M.I.T. has a reputation for turning out Dilberts. They may be brilliant in what they do, but no one can understand what they say.

Max Headroom, if overly exposed, could end up as just another Muppet Nothing would be more distressing than to witness a brilliant parody of TV turn into a TV cliche.

My feeling on the Republican side, unfortunately, is they just want to make him look like an American hero who is both the most brilliant person in the world and the nicest person in the world.

No doubt Cosworth will build a brilliant V8 as it's their forte, ... But, sadly, bigger budgets will dominate.

My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we're talking about computers, he's on. Otherwise, he's a total recluse - he stays in the house and won't leave, and I'm like that. If I'm not working, I'm locked up in my room.

Monica Sanchez was absolutely brilliant for us. She had three or four game-changing moments. Those three or four big-time saves she made really kept us in the game.

My father worked in a scientific lab where he designed and built glass instruments. He was regarded as brilliant at his job and once constructed a human brain in glass just to show off his skills.

No one will pick up where Stern has left off, ... Howard is a one-of-a-kind broadcasting phenomenon who has not just a brilliant intellect and personality but an enormously well-honed set of radio skills and natural talent. Infinity faces a major challenge losing him, and Sirius will be the beneficiary of tremendous buzz.

NYC & Co. is proud to showcase the Louis Armstrong House Museum and we hope New Yorkers and visitors alike will take the opportunity to learn about this brilliant musician and humanitarian.

New Orleans - along with San Francisco - is the greatest collection of 18th-, 19th- and early-20th-century residential architecture in the United States. You're talking about miles and miles of historic properties. But saving the historic context does not mean necessarily rebuilding everything in it. I don't think you build a bad 21st-century copy of a brilliant 19th-century building.

Obviously, he has some closure, because he's been waiting for the phone to ring, but we've also got to get him some help. (Collins) is a brilliant young man who's gonna graduate in three years. But he's still a 19-year-old young man that's lost his father.

Obviously Foothills took control in the beginning. I think we had the poorest first half we've had this year. But they played brilliant soccer, they deserve credit. Certainly this hurts right now, but it can't damper what was an amazing season.

Nobody goes in and just gets that. They're getting a soda, they're getting more than just a slice, plus they're going to your establishment. If they like your product, they're going to come back again, and I think that's where they get the win-win. It's a brilliant promotion for them despite the fact that they take a hit on the night we score six goals.

People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It's because they're a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them.

Only in the new millennium, in the waning days of ironic cultural breakdown could something like this have happened. He is now a brilliant actor.

On the other hand I have seen some brilliant judges come down on my side of the issue. It just happens that way. I am sure there is a further appeals process and I am sure that there will be other opportunities for judicial review,

I was really so excited when it came back on air and I saw all three of the actors who played 'Doctor Who' in the new version and they've all been absolutely brilliant in their own special way, as all the Doctors always are.

I would say he's the Michael Jordan of retail. He's done a brilliant job.

I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark would burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

I would have expected this. He's a brilliant person, and he's got emotional integrity. He was one of the most unique people I've ever known. He was a kid, and it was like he was 35 or 40. He was 19. He was a totally mature adult, and he was brighter than I was.

I would characterize you as a brilliant jurist, as having a remarkable intelligence, a prolific writer and a man of the highest integrity.

I got my first credibility acknowledged here when I was a young filmmaker, ... I almost feel that my career and the festival's career have ascended in synch, in lock step, because the festival has gone from an interesting concept, as the Festival of Festivals, to being recognized as a brilliant concept and a unique one.

I don't have a clue what his best position is, ... because he is so good in all of them. Usually a utility man is ordinary in every position, but he is brilliant in every position and that is a problem, I can assure you.

I don't ever remember making a call in a game that ever won a game for us. I've lost a few for us, but I don't think I've ever won a game by any brilliant maneuver.

I'd always try to get a C, maybe a B. Other girls would trot off a brilliant essay and go off to Oxford; I'd think: 'Where is the justice?' I took A-levels in English, history and theatre studies and got three Bs.

I am just amazed at what Rees Jones has done with nature. His genius, along with the advice he gets from others, is one professional accomplishment. I think the Houston Golf Association is brilliant for hiring him, and we're proud to put our name on this course, to have a tournament on this course.

I am terribly conscious of the fact that the world doesn't need any more actors. There are so many brilliant actors around that one more twit like me joining the back of the queue seems completely unnecessary.

Carlos did really well in the Vuelta and he fully deserves his spot on the podium. He's an all round rider and it's great to see him prove it with a nice result such as this. It takes a lot to achieve a podium spot in the Vuelta, and I think he's been one of the prominent riders in this race - just as we as a team have been up front in nearly all stages. We took a brilliant stage victory, and with a little luck we could've taken a couple more. On the whole I'm very satisfied with the efforts delivered by everyone. Our aim was to get a good result overall and try for a stage win along the way, and we've achieved both. The team has worked perfectly and everyone down here in and around the team deserve big credit.

CBS, in their infinite wisdom, has put me back on the front page of the news. It was a brilliant move on their part. Everyone had just about forgotten about me, and now here I am back again.

Bart The Bear was fantastic to work with. Absolutely brilliant and so, so good. The things that that bear could do to order! He was one of the best actors I've ever worked with.

Chris Nicholson came up with a complicated but brilliant plan. Try to fix the ram with other bolts and hope that the seals inside are not too damaged.

Chris Kirkland is a brilliant prospect who has suffered badly with injuries, but he is now started playing regularly again, so I feel the time is right to have a good look at him.

Imagine the life of a brilliant man who can inspire others but do nothing for himself. This disease has already put him in jail.

I love being her. She just burned at an intensity. She's outrageous and brilliant and sensitive. She's a rapturous person, so (the play) is filled with emotion. It's very funny and fun.

I have so much respect for him. He really just does what his heart is telling him to do. He was amazing to work with and really just a brilliant guy.

I had it in mind from the beginning to speak to him and ask him to reconsider. Then we spoke and I said to him that while it is a personal decision and it must be respected, it is disappointing nonetheless. I reminded him that his Test form of late had been brilliant and that while he may not be an automatic selection in the eleven, he is an essential member of the playing squad.

I have lost a longtime friend, as did the entire racing community. He had a brilliant racing mind and was the architect of one of the most unique racing programs in the country.

I have met people who you would expect to be brilliant and they have a blind spot for this puzzle. And I have met people without as much education who do very well with it.

I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up 'til now... and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a film one time - that would a well brilliant movie!

I happen to love Saint-Saens in general. I think he's a brilliant composer and sometimes underrated in a way because people like to pass him off as fluffy and not being serious.

Great soccer is inspiring, on the street and in the stadium, and Nike today celebrates brilliant soccer with the announcement of the perhaps the strongest side ever to represent the United States on the global football stage. Nike soccer is about the joy of playing, whether it be worldwide or here in the United States. Our products, our players and our global brand leadership reflect that.

Great soccer is inspiring, on the street and in the stadium, and Nike is in Berlin today to celebrate brilliant football. Nike soccer is about the joy of playing. Our products, our players and our global brand leadership reflect that.

For such a heavily marked rider it was a brilliant escape. It was like escaping from Alcatraz.

For some time, Scotland's greatest exports to England have included whisky and Scottish MPs. Or, in the case of Charles Kennedy, both. All these links, politically, economically, culturally, are part of my Union. Would Glasgow's brilliant Commonwealth Games or the Edinburgh Festival be any better for our being independent? I doubt it.

I don't think he wants any further than this, he just stays the two miles very well. Ruby has already schooled him over fences and he is a brilliant jumper - he will make a very nice chaser.

I don't think we played our best game tonight. The effort was there but obviously guys can't play brilliant every week. However, we're always playing for three points. The guys push each other for that - they're a proud group.

He was brilliant for Argentina. I remember at half-time everyone was saying that nobody could get anywhere near him. He was fantastic.

He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.

He is grateful for becoming so successful in America, and wants to give back. He's not fooling around, and he's an incredibly brilliant man. Through this research, we might find solutions to problems we don't even understand.

He is a truly brilliant mind. His youth is an asset to us. He's a truly exceptional talent.

He is a brilliant demagogue. But it is not working now. He knows that he's in trouble.

He had a great game. His energy is boundless and he snaps into tackles. He is a brilliant inspiration and example to his team mates.

He had a beautiful, brilliant smile that you were always left with.

(He) must have been a very strange and brilliant man. He ... created a new way of operating a society that lasted for another 500 years.

We're of course dazzled by his intelligence. This is a guy who we hired as a math teacher who is brilliant with words and crossword puzzles. For a school like Choate, it's great to see someone range across disciplines with the quality of mind that he has.

When I agreed to do the show, I thought it was a brilliant premise, ... but it turned out to be a fixer-upper. By the end, I was beat down. It takes a lot of energy fixing and upping.

having to be brilliant every 30 seconds but for no more than 20 seconds.

He's a brilliant individual and he's one of the guys that I respect the most, because of a lot of the decisions and ideas he has. I know that we somewhat stole the idea to make the World Golf Championships. So there you go. It must have been a pretty good idea.

He's a brilliant financial engineer. His record is always the same: cut costs, sell assets. That's terrific, only that's no way to run a retail business.

He's a brilliant financial engineer, ... His record is always the same: cut costs, sell assets. That's terrific, only that's no way to run a retail business.

He's a classy brand and a brilliant coach.

He?s a brilliant teacher and a great communicator. And he?s knowledgeable. He?s got the experience and knows how to teach each player, I think. That?s an art form.

He's a brilliant person, but did not have extensive executive experience

He's always had a short fuse and I was going to try and cure him. He's slightly damaged goods, but I think he could be brilliant if I sort him out.

He's got a truly brilliant mind, he's a walking baseball encyclopedia. I think his youth is an asset to us. I did my first leveraged buyout when I was about that age. Young people can kind of do things in this life.

He's been playing brilliant lately. He's just going to keep getting better the more he plays in goal.

I absolutely hate it. I just hate it. I don't want to hear any comparisons between me and him. Enough is enough. He had a brilliant career, obviously, one of the greatest careers ever, if not the greatest, and I'm here playing with my team and we're trying to do great things. Just let the past be the past. Just embrace what I'm doing. Stop trying to compare it to what he did. Just enjoy what's going on now.