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 about kids in a horrible situation and there's this girl who overcomes it and gives hope to everyone and they come together to do something about it.
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People often forget this - a vinyl album could only contain a maximum of 20 minutes per side!
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It doesn't matter if you're small, big, or fit: if you go in front of the camera and deliver and say, 'Oh my God, I look amazing,' and just be sure about yourself, everything will be perfect.
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In second grade, I told a bunch of kids there was a homeless person living between the portable classrooms outside our school. It caused panic, and the principal had to announce on the P.A. system that no one was living there. I pretended I didn't know who started the rumor.
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I have been very lucky to find something I am good at and can make money at... Playing with Bruce was the embodiment of everything that a little kid could dream about.
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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.
