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Quotes by Welsh Authors

"'Gone With The Wind' is one of the all-time greats. Read Margaret Mitchell's book and watch the film again; it's a soap opera in all its glory. It is superb and memorable."

"'Gone With The Wind' is one of the all-time greats. Read Margaret Mitchell's book and watch the film again; it's a soap opera in all its glory. It is superb and memorable."

Timothy Dalton, Welsh Actor

Film, Glory, Opera, Wind

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"There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you."

"There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you."

Ken Follet, Welsh Author

Lie, Man, Question, Reason

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"I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins."

"I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins."

Ryan Giggs, Welsh Athlete

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"This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job."

"This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job."

Ian Hislop, Welsh Editor

Friendship, Deep, Friends, Job

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"People think top singers are overpaid, but opera houses have a top fee, which is a good thing. Of course concerts are different- everyone wants to make as much money as possible."

"People think top singers are overpaid, but opera houses have a top fee, which is a good thing. Of course concerts are different- everyone wants to make as much money as possible."

Bryn Terfel, Welsh Musician

Money, People, Houses, Opera

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"Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it."

"Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it."

Timothy Dalton, Welsh Actor

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"The service we render others is the rent we pay for our room on earth."

"The service we render others is the rent we pay for our room on earth."

Wilfred Grenfell, Welsh Activist

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"Courage is always the surest wisdom."

"Courage is always the surest wisdom."

Wilfred Grenfell, Welsh Activist

Wisdom, Courage

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"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."

Ian Rush, Welsh Athlete

Nation, Country, Italy, Living

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"You can't relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle."

"You can't relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle."

Timothy Dalton, Welsh Actor

Quality, Crisis, Man, Struggle

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"And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us."

"And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us."

Ian Rush, Welsh Athlete

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"Must not fight simply to win; no holds barred is not the way; you must win by the rules."

"Must not fight simply to win; no holds barred is not the way; you must win by the rules."

John Graham Chambers, Welsh Celebrity

20

"If die I must, let me die drinking in an Inn."

"If die I must, let me die drinking in an Inn."

Walter Map, Welsh Writer

Philosophy, Drinking

20

"Now I'm starting, relatively, to think straight again. I live one day at a time, one hour at a time. What makes it all worthwhile is my children."

"Now I'm starting, relatively, to think straight again. I live one day at a time, one hour at a time. What makes it all worthwhile is my children."

Paula Yates, Welsh Entertainer

Time, Children, Day, Now

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"When Michael died I was tipped over the edge. I was beyond grief."

"When Michael died I was tipped over the edge. I was beyond grief."

Paula Yates, Welsh Entertainer

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"Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold."

"Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold."

Joseph Parry, Welsh Composer

Friendship, Friends, Gold

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"Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best."

"Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best."

Joseph Parry, Welsh Composer

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"The Cistercians do not eat meat... Yet they keep pigs to the number of many thousands, and sell the bacon - though perhaps not quite all of it. The heads, legs, and feet they neither give away, throw away, nor sell. What becomes of them God knows."

"The Cistercians do not eat meat... Yet they keep pigs to the number of many thousands, and sell the bacon - though perhaps not quite all of it. The heads, legs, and feet they neither give away, throw away, nor sell. What becomes of them God knows."

Walter Map, Welsh Writer

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"Blame someone else and get on with your life."

"Blame someone else and get on with your life."

Alan Woods, Welsh Activist

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"One often forms a mental image of an artist through his work and is often disappointed on meeting him."

"One often forms a mental image of an artist through his work and is often disappointed on meeting him."

Alun Hoddinott, Welsh Composer

Work, Artist, Meeting

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"Every time I hear the name Joe Louis my nose starts to bleed."

"Every time I hear the name Joe Louis my nose starts to bleed."

Tommy Farr, Welsh Athlete

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