Andrea Quotes - Page 2

• We sailed to Italy on the Andrea Doria, a year before it sank, and Zoot (Sims) and I played a lot of ping-pong on deck during that trip. Zoot sparked that [Gerry Mulligan's] sextet in an extraordinary way, soloing with joyous abandon and infusing the ensemble parts with his special brand of swing.

  Bill Crow

  Years, Swings, Special

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• Our young people will learn more about the cult of militarism in this short and accurate book by Joel Andreas than they might learn in their first twelve years of schooling.

  Blase Bonpane

  Book, Years, People

  Blase Bonpane (2004). “Common Sense for the Twenty-first Century”

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• A compelling and important story of First Word War Scotland, a time when women redefined the word hope as the world was losing its innocence. Andrea MacPherson writes beautifully, balancing the lives of her characters between history and the poetry of gesture, secrets and love.

  Ami McKay

  War, Writing, Character

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• In every century, there are a handful of writers who help the human race to evolve. Andrea is one of them.

  Gloria Steinem

  Race, Radical Feminism, Feminist

  "Feminist Andrea Dworkin Dies at 58". www.foxnews.com. April 12, 2005.

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• Andrea raised her eyebrows. "Look at you, all high-speed." "Yeah, you'd think I was a detective or something." Andrea held her hand out. "You'll jinx it.

  Ilona Andrews

  Thinking, Hands, Eyebrows

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• We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced.

  Ilona Andrews

  Names, Looks, Odd

  Ilona Andrews (2011). “Magic Slays”, p.44, Penguin

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• I want to offer particular congratulations to Andrea Leadsom on her stunning achievement. She is now well placed to win and replace the absurd gloom in some quarters with a positive, confident and optimistic approach, not just to Europe, but to government all round.

  Boris Johnson

  Congratulations, Optimistic, Winning

  "Tory leadership election: Leadsom beats Gove to join Theresa May on shortlist - live" by Andrew Sparrow, Claire Phipps and Chris Johnston, www.theguardian.com. July 7, 2016.

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• [Andrea] Leadsom has compassion ... a real steel and a real determination and that velvet glove of compassion that she really cares about people.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Determination, Real, Compassion

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• The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Believe, Skills, Needs

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• They [Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May] both went to state schools, they are both women, hey, that's pretty quirky for the Tory party. Isn't this the new sort of Tory party ?

  Tim Loughton

  Party, School, Quirky

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• Let me first of all congratulate both of the candidates who have made it through - both Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom are formidable politicians and they have fought great campaigns and they deserve to be in the final two.

  Michael Gove

  Two, Finals, Campaigns

  "Conservative leadership: Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom in battle to be prime minister after Michael Gove eliminated from contest" by Danny Boyle, Ben Riley-Smith, www.telegraph.co.uk. July 7, 2016.

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• Andrea: "....I think a dog is a great idea. I just never pictured you with a mutant poodle.” Kate: “He isn’t a poodle. He’s a Doberman mix." Andrea: “Aha. Keep telling yourself that.

  Ilona Andrews

  Dog, Thinking, Ideas

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• I’ve come to ask you where Seth is.” "Funny,” said Andrea. “We were going to ask you the same thing.” I was taken aback. “How would I know?” They both just stared. "I don’t!

  Richelle Mead

  Taken, Said, Knows

  Richelle Mead (2010). “Succubus Shadows”, p.233, Kensington Publishing Corp.

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• I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.

  Carlos Santana

  Grateful, Possibility, Gaga

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• The German ueber-photographer Andreas Gursky was the perfect pre-9/11 artist.

  Jerry Saltz

  Artist, Perfect, Photographer

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• I read a lot by female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé, who wrote prominent biographies of Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud because she studied with all of them. She had this unbelievable insight into contemporary psychoanalysis. What is so interesting is that she wrote her life, and she knew that her life would be about these men, and it didn't stop her from leading an incredibly successful academic career. But her strange self-awareness that she was going to bookmark these men's lives is really interesting to me.

  Laura Marling

  Successful, Men, Careers

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• Andrea Leadsom, I think, has all the qualities that you need at the moment. She's got a lot of zap, a lot of drive, and all the experience. Plus I think she can articulate what's needed at the moment, which is a bit of an antidote to some of the gloom and negativity and misunderstanding about what the Brexit vote means.

  Boris Johnson

  Mean, Thinking, Negativity

  "Theresa May wins first round of voting in Tory leadership race" by Anushka Asthana and Rowena Mason, www.theguardian.com. July 5, 2016.

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• Derek, you just don't say things like that to a woman. Keep going this way and you'll spend your life alone." "Don't change the subject. Andrea is cool. And she smells nice. It will be okay." Apparently I was supposed to sniff people to determine their competence. "How do you know?" He shrugged. "You just have to trust her.

  Ilona Andrews

  Nice, Smell, People

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• Other pirates leaped over the railing. One, two... seven... thirteen. A baker’s dozen. Wait, fifteen. Eighteen... Twenty-one. The odds weren’t in our favor. “Maybe they just came over to borrow a cup of sugar,” I said. Andrea barked a short laugh. Curran put his hand on my shoulder. “That’s a lot of sugar. Must be a big cake.

  Ilona Andrews

  Two, Odds, Hands

  Ilona Andrews (2013). “Magic Rises: A Kate Daniels Novel”, p.48, Penguin

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• Do you have spies in Clan Heavy?” “I have spies everywhere.” I looked at Andrea, who was hoarding bacon on her plate. “She had tea with Mahon’s wife.” Andrea said. Aunt B looked at her. “You and I need to work on your air of mystery.

  Ilona Andrews

  Aunt, Air, Wife

  Ilona Andrews (2013). “Magic Rises: A Kate Daniels Novel”, p.27, Penguin

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• Andrea stared at me. "You're not taking me seriously!" "That's probably because you're not excited enough," Derek said. "You should clench your fists like they do in the movies, shake them, and yell, 'This is bigger than any of us! It goes all the way to the top!

  Ilona Andrews

  Fists, Way, Excited

  Ilona Andrews (2011). “Magic Slays”, p.132, Penguin

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• So how was it?" she asked. "Kissing Curran?" "I can't let him kiss me again, because if he does, I'll sleep with him." Andrea blinked. "Well," she said finally, "At least you know where you stand.

  Ilona Andrews

  Sleep, Kissing, Doe

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.110, Penguin

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• I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea’s neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend’s windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas.

  Ilona Andrews

  Knives, Two, My Best Friend

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.32, Penguin

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• You could buy a car for fifty thousand dollars. A really nice car.” Ascanio’s eyes lit up. “A Hummer. You could buy a converted Hummer.” “You don’t need a Hummer.” I said. “Chicks dig the Hummer.” “You don`t need any chicks either.” He gave me an injured look. “I have needs.” “I have needs too and right now I need you to concentrate on tracking down Jamar`s collection. Get to it.” - Andrea & Ascanio

  Ilona Andrews

  Nice, Eye, Car

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels”, p.95, Penguin

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• Raphael turned me over and looked at me, his face close to mine. "You and I will never be done.You're my mate." He kissed the corner of my mouth. I almost cried. "I stopped sleeping since you left," he said "I'll sleep for a couple of hours, wake up, you're not there." I closed my eyes. "I need an answer, Andrea," he said. "An answer?" "Mate. Yes or no." "Do you need to ask?" I whispered. "You're my mate.

  Ilona Andrews

  Couple, Sleep, Eye

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