Markus Zusak Quotes
As a fan of both media, I never had any qualms about an adaptation. I've always been able to separate books I've loved from their movies, no matter how the film turns out.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.
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I love sport because I love life, and sport is one of the basic joys of life.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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I've had horrible days where you wake up with a zit, and you have to film, and it's terrible.
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I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
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I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.
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An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution.
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Blaming alleged victims is not okay, no matter whose side starts it.
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I have to have coffee in the morning.
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There ain't any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.
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Several particular maxims... are as powerful, although false, in carrying away belief, as those the most true.
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I was supported from every side by my family and by the ministers, but so much also by the people.
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But, as it is, this pied collectionbegs your indulgence - it's been spunfrom threads both sad and humoristic,themes popular or idealistic,products of carefree hours, of fun,of sleeplessness, faint inspirations,of powers unripe, or on the wane,of reason's icy intimations,and records of a heart in pain.
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He who perceives death perceives a sense of the human comedy, and quickly becomes a poet.
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It's important to immerse myself in one thing at a time to do it well, but I could never do one thing only. I will always be a poet and a singer, because I'm interested in bending genres and pushing boundaries of what is considered a poem, what is considered a song.
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If a woman [has] shared her body with me, why can I not speak of my experience?...It’s not me casting a judgment on someone, it’s something that has happened. You can rap about whatever the hell you wanna rap about – that’s why we’re rappers. You can have an opinion against it but you can’t tell me not to do it. At the end of the day, that’s the way it is.
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So many comics have such low self-esteem.
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Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.
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Only the impossible is worth the effort.
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I should have known it. You still have those chocolate-kiss eyes.
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As a fan of both media, I never had any qualms about an adaptation. I've always been able to separate books I've loved from their movies, no matter how the film turns out.
