Eoin Colfer Quotes

I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.

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• We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.

  

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• The greatest mathematicians, as Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, always united theory and applications in equal measure.

  

  Felix Klein
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• I really enjoy dancing. When there's music around, I can't help it; I start dancing, especially when I'm with friends.

  

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• The brain abhors discrepancies.

  

  Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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• Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

  

  Gail Simmons
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• I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.

  

  Zubin Mehta
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• Whenever I see the news, it's always the same depressing things.

  

  Kate Bush
  • Always
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• Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.

  

  Ralph Marston
  • Life
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• A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.

  

  Han Fei
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• The way that people have gotten on board with me is the most encouraging thing in the world, but it's all very connected to the 14 years I've been on tour with Steel Train, even my band before that, Outline, and then fun. and now Bleachers.

  

  Jack Antonoff Fun.
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• Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.

  

  Mandy Patinkin
  • Great
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• I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.

  

  Jack Nicholson
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• I actually have no style whatsoever. I'm the worst. I have people I talk to, and I say, 'Please tell me how to dress because I don't know what I'm doing.' The biggest thing for me is my mom. I'm like, 'Mom, do I look good?' If she says yes, I'm good to go.

  

  J. J. Watt
  • People
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• My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it.

  

  Zendaya
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• Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.

  

  Pamela Anderson
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• Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.

  

  Yoshihiko Noda
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• Excelsior, higher and higher, but only step by step.

  

  Daniel D. Palmer
  • Step
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• Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.'

  

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  • Kids
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• I've always wanted two kids. I've always wanted a girl and a boy.

  

  Ana Ortiz
  • Kids
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• It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.

  

  John Scofield
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• I'm sure they're saddened by me, and I get frustrated with them. But I love them, and at the end of the day if they need me or if they need anything, I'm there for them. Family.

  

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• Some, like Mother Teresa, are born with a gene to help the poor, and some are born with a gene to write. I was born with a gene to tell my story, and I just had to.

  

  Frank McCourt
  • Help
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• I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.

  

  Eoin Colfer
  • Kids