Kenneth Oppel Quotes
I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a writer has always been to tell a good story and give my readers a good time.
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When I first started writing songs, I never intended on singing. I didn't really consider myself a singer at all. I was just kind of recording the demo vocals as a holding place until someone else came and sang.
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I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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Highly functioning self-actualized people simply never imagine what it is that they don't wish to have as their reality.
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And eventually as I kept writing it, something emerged that was not quite me but a version of me.
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My sister is dyslexic, and she's so smart, so intelligent in all of the ways that matter.
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Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball.
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Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.
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If you wanted to build an Internet startup in 2005, you had to buy your own servers and hire someone to manage it. Now, that's unheard of.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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I started out doing musicals.
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My thinking has always been that the worst problem we have with regard to lack of inclusion is the terribly low labor force participation rates and terribly high unemployment rates of young men, especially young men in ethnic minority groups and, in particular, young black men.
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So the storm passed and every one was happy.
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A film set is the most comfortable place I could be in the world; that's what I know.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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It's hard enough as a kid these days to feel normal and just try to fit in. To be a diabetic is just a dramatic thing to go through.
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Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
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When we go to sleep ordinarily, we're doing something really private. It's kind of an intimate, private connection with our sort of physical humanity.
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There are so many kids out there that need to be adopted and need good homes. I definitely want to have my own but I also want to adopt for sure. I think it's very important to find these kids homes.
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Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him.
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I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a writer has always been to tell a good story and give my readers a good time.
