No Nonsense Quotes - Page 2

• Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn't be much more amusing if we were all devils, and no nonsense about angels and being good.

  William Hurlbut

  Angel, Devil, Sometimes

  "Fictional character: Dr. Pretorious". "Bride of Frankenstein", 1935.

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• Sourav's greatest asset is his ability to communicate. He is a naturally very confident person. He encourages his team, is a great motivator and a born captain. He is not the media's blue eyed boy because he is a very straightforward person, who never minces his words, instead he talks in a no nonsense manner to the press. He shares an extremely healthy rapport with his teammates. His leadership skills are also vouched for by the youngsters in the team. He has phenomenal brand value. He's the new-age Indian, an aggressive go-getter, full of self-belief, determination.

  Ravi Shastri

  Determination, Team, Boys

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• The North American intellectual tradition began, I maintain, in the encounter of British Romanticism with assertive, pragmatic North American English - the Protestant plain style in both the U.S. and Canada, with its no-nonsense Scottish immigrants.

  Camille Paglia

  Intellectual, Style, Encounters

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• I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.

  Bear Grylls

  Self, Lines, Determined

  Bear Grylls (2011). “Mud, Sweat and Tears”, p.7, Random House

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• It's the difference between someone who loves you more than anything in the world giving you criticism and getting it from some bitter stranger on the Internet. What my dad said to me was the kind of criticism where I was like, "Oh, my God, I'm on the wrong track." I'm so grateful to him for doing that. He was such a no-nonsense guy in that sense.

  Gwyneth Paltrow

  Dad, Love You, Grateful

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection.

  Donatella Versace

  Dog, Morning, Simple

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My grandfather was a really, really tough no-nonsense factory worker who emigrated from Ireland in about 1900 to Bridgeport, Conn. He had a big effect on me. Those guys who took a great leap out into what they knew not were the ones who were the real stars, the real heroes.

  Brian Dennehy

  Stars, Real, Hero

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• It's this no-nonsense side of women that is pleasant to deal with. They are the real sportsmen.

  Phyllis McGinley

  Real, Sides, Nonsense

  Phyllis McGinley (1962). “The province of the heart”

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• New Zealand is a pretty no-nonsense place to work, like Australia. I mean it doesn't falter to anyone.

  Dustin Clare

  Mean, Australia, Nonsense

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My father was a no-nonsense, dedicated, and focused minister, and there was usually a sermon he needed to prepare for or a Scripture he needed to study, and that always came first.

  Arsenio Hall

  Father, Scripture, Firsts

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• Dive bars are much more my thing. They're no-nonsense.

  Scott Eastwood

  Bars, Nonsense

  "Meet Clint Eastwood's Gorgeous Son Scott" by Lesley Messer, abcnews.go.com. September 18, 2013.

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• Yume is a no-nonsense dog. There are many people here, with camcorders running, lights shining and cameras clicking. She is being a guard dog.

  Vladimir Putin

  Running, Dog, Light

  Source: www.rt.com

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