Michael Morpurgo Quotes
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry.
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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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I had a lot of alone time with no brothers or sisters running around, or anything. I would just sit and imagine things, all the time.
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We can't stop anybody from doing what they want to do.
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Bullying is something every kid in public, parochial, or private school has witnessed by graduation. While unfortunate, it is part of growing up.
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Portland hardly got to have an identity before that identity became a joke - I live in a joke. Seattle at least got to wear out its identity before it became a joke.
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Idealism is based on big ideas. And, as anybody who has ever been asked 'What's the big idea?' knows, most big ideas are bad ones.
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It's not that I'm rebelling. It's that I'm just trying to find another way.
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...People that don’t have any interest in the psychology of nuance, who need everything to be in their face, who don’t want to analyze... those aren’t the people I romanticize about dressing.
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The time before Islam is a time of blackness: that is part of Muslim theology. History has to serve theology.'
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It is as difficult for Chinese politicians to get a real smile from the people as it is to keep the sky blue and clouds white.
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...the world is possibility if only you'll discover it.
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To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.
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By use you possess gain; by disuse you decline and lose.
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When someone has a weight problem when they're pregnant, they will struggle before, during and after to lose weight.
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I came from a place where there wasn't a lot of joy.
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If your boss asks you why you're comin' in late, you say it's 'cause you stayed late.
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Apartheid either is or is not. And it must not be.
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A novel captures essence that is not possible in any other form.
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I feel a lot healthier when I'm having sex. Physically. I feel all these jitters when I wake up in the morning. Just energy jitters. I take vitamins, I work out every day. When I'm having sex, I don't have that.
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Meaning is something we experience more than we attain. It's like finding a nice, easy current in a river that carries you through life.
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Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
