Markus Zusak Quotes

When I was growing up, I wanted to be a house painter like my father, but I was always screwing up when I went to work with him. I had a talent for knocking over paint and painting myself into corners. I also realized fairly quickly that painting bored me.

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• If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.

  

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• I'm a Muslim. I don't try to hide it. I'm also a girl who loves music.

  

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• I must never write when I do not want to write.

  

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• It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.

  

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• Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.

  

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• What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.

  

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• Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.

  

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• My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.

  

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• Olympic champions should be 100 per cent athletes who have made the sacrifices.

  

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• The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.

  

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• I know what's it's like to grow up with ADHD and how important it is for parents, caregivers and patients, to have access to accurate information.

  

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• You can't base your life off waking up every morning, like, 'What are people saying about me now?' Then I'd never stay in my creative headspace.

  

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• When I was growing up, I wanted to be a house painter like my father, but I was always screwing up when I went to work with him. I had a talent for knocking over paint and painting myself into corners. I also realized fairly quickly that painting bored me.

  

  Markus Zusak
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