Michael Morpurgo Quotes
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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I never considered myself a movie star, and I didn't want to become a movie star, because as soon as you do, you throw away that possibility of playing character. You really do. All of a sudden you're just an entity, you know?
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I don't know how television or radio is going to survive without newspapers because that's where they get all their news. It's going to be hopeless.
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I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.
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I am not as simple as I look.
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I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.
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Everyone needs some kind of compelling drama in their life, basically.
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As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial arts, but he said, 'I don't want to become like Bruce Lee's son, with everybody telling me how good my father was.' I just think my son is too lazy.
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
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I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.
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Joining the Bipartisan Policy Center is a natural extension of my efforts to achieve results throughout my tenure in Congress, and it provides an ideal means for developing strategies that can garner the broad support necessary to achieve real solutions to the challenges confronting our nation.
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For me, the driving force is the audience, and the day that stops, I will stop doing films. The day a part of me stops feeling like putting a smile on someone else's face or if I feel like I don't want to entertain anymore, then I will pack up and leave.
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In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day.
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Dreams don't always have to exist while the sun's down and your eyes are shut
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Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.
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He provides a vision. He often reminds countries of their responsibilities in a way that makes it seem not only like a legal obligation but a moral responsibility.
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Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.
