Mauley G Quotes & Sayings

Getting the UK 'Climate Ready' has the potential to support economic growth for this country which should be a priority for all of us — Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron De Mauley

(Refresher course I just completed twenty minutes ago: In the Koran, it is Ismail, Abraham's elder son by Sarah's maidservant Hagar, whom Sarah gave to Abraham as concubine to bear them a child, that Abraham takes up the mountain with plans to sacrifice. In the Old Testament it's Isaac, Abraham's younger son by Sarah herself, Abraham takes up the mountain. In this version Sarah sees Ismail playing with Isaac long before the trip up the mountain, becomes jealous about her own son's inheritance - even though the whole Hagar-Abraham thing was her idea to begin with - and forces Abraham to send Hagar and Ismail away.) — Claire Sydenham

I'll be needing a bridesmaid',she said.'A tall one. That way, I'll look more petite and feminine. — John Flanagan

In each man's heart there lies a hole. A dark abyss of need, the filling of which takes precedence over all else. — Kate Morton

Translation makes me look at how a poem is put together in a different way, without the personal investment of the poem I'm writing myself, but equally closely technically. — Marilyn Hacker

In the U.S., some extraordinary movies have been made on politics and social issues. We learned lots of things from American cinema. But in the last ten or fifteen years, this has changed drastically. Today, that kind of movie is much easier to make in Europe. — Costa-Gavras

Any relationship worth having is worth deepening by taking regular, loving actions. — Kate Northrup