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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Come and look for Peterkin, poor little Peterkin. No one would believe us if we told them what we know, Or they wouldn't grieve for Peterkin, merry little Peterkin...
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I want to play women my own age, rather than artificially 'de-age' myself so that I can play women who are younger or much younger than I am. I want to grow into those kind of more mature parts, not try and keep them at bay for as long as I possibly can.
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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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The industry trend is that everything is moving to the cloud, and most of our customers are in this very heterogeneous world.
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Life isn't about what you have but what you have to give.
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We have to choose every day to be active participants. To wake up in the morning and choose this life and make something of it is an incredible thing. Not many living creatures have that option. We have so many opportunities and options - it's a huge burden, but it's also the most freeing part of our lives.
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I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession.
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I can't please everyone. That's not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
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Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
