Philip Reeve Quotes

I had no idea I'd end up writing four books when I completed 'Mortal Engines.' I didn't even think it would find a publisher.

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• After leaving school, I travelled around Europe for about six months. In Denmark, I thought that was my chance to get an amazing haircut, so I went to what I thought was a great hairdresser. It turned out to be the car wash of hairdressers, and I walked out sporting yet another pudding bowl, but this time with a stripe bleached down the centre.

  

  Becki Newton
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  • School

• Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.

  

  Earl Blumenauer
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  • Life
  • America

• I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.

  

  Yasmine Al Masri
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• I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.

  

  Carl Sandburg
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• I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.

  

  Barbra Streisand
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• I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.

  

  Damian Marley
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• I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.

  

  Washed Out
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• I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.

  

  Val Kilmer
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• In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.

  

  Bebe Rexha
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• I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.

  

  Major Taylor
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• A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

  

  H. L. Mencken
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• I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.

  

  Nathan Lane
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• Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.

  

  Gail Collins
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• I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.

  

  Nathan Fillion
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• Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars.

  

  Camille Paglia
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• 'Twilight's got some avid - and rabid - fans.

  

  Rachelle Lefevre
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  • Twilight
  • Got

• Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.

  

  Natassia Malthe
  • Education
  • Knowledge
  • Learning

• For my life, I need to make my own choices.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • Life
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  • My Life

• I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.

  

  Laura Dern
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• If I have a meeting or need to look more done up, the thing I can always do is a cat eye.

  

  Emily Ratajkowski
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• At Apple, we believe that people with passion can change the world.

  

  Angela Ahrendts
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• I love the English language, the colors of it, the many, many nuances, the different influences. I find German stilted, in a way, by comparison.

  

  Joachim Frank
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• Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.

  

  George MacDonald

• I had no idea I'd end up writing four books when I completed 'Mortal Engines.' I didn't even think it would find a publisher.

  

  Philip Reeve
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