John Boyne Quotes
It's not easy making a living as a writer, and for many years I worked at a Waterstones in Dublin. It was a good environment for an aspiring writer, with lots of events and authors appearing.
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I'm such a stereotypical female learner in that I love social studies and love literature, and I always struggled with math and science.
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When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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Grilling is an easy tradition to start at any age! To get started, one only needs a modest investment in equipment and a little bit of outdoor space.
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I would love to do some theater.
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Islamism is an ideology that seeks to impose any version of Islam over society.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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There's a good deal in common between the mind's eye and the TV screen, and though the TV set has all too often been the boobtube, it could be, it can be, the box of dreams.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on educating and supporting teachers or developing curricula but no resources are applied to 'improving the brain' that a student brings to the classroom.
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In Don Mills in the Sixties, nothing comes close to the humiliation of losing an argument. In our weird little creative circle, no one cares who has faster fists, but to lose an argument suggests inferior intelligence.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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I'm very happy alone.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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I really think that in the media world that we live in now, especially for writers, it has to be a conversation. With very few exceptions, it can't be this one-way, 'Here I am on the mountaintop preaching to all of you great unwashed readers in hopes of saving you.' It doesn't work that way.
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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
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One of a handful of films made in Detroit, '8 Mile' doesn't feature the Motown renaissance that Mayor Coleman A. Young dreamed of in the 1970s. Instead, it's the beaten-down city: 8 Mile refers to the line of demarcation between Detroit and suburban, mostly white Oakland County.
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This time it is real - all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
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It's not easy making a living as a writer, and for many years I worked at a Waterstones in Dublin. It was a good environment for an aspiring writer, with lots of events and authors appearing.
