Michael Morpurgo Quotes
If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer.
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Certainly our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters need to be supported in living out their call to holiness.
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I can stay up watching TV so late.
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A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
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Harold Lloyd was not a comedian. But he was the finest actor to play a comedian that I ever saw.
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Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.
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There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.
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Lots of male friendships begin as a cheeky snog. Or a little undercurrent of flirtation.
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A European army must protect the continent from two sides, from the east and from the south, in terms of protecting against terrorism and migration.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
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The heart is the best reflective thinker.
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Do I support a driver's license for everybody? The answer is yes.
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I am old. I am young. I am Gwion, I am universal, I am possessed of penetrating wit.
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The regular Democratic Party and its organization was run by men who looked on women as little more than machine parts.
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I think everybody's ideal is to have a wonderful career with one franchise, like Kobe and Tim Duncan.
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I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?
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Life is anything but predictable.
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The mid-eighteen-thirties marked the rise of eugenics and racialism, with phrenology emerging as just one of the many pseudosciences that sought to enact, reinforce, and restrict racial difference.
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It was fantastic to win the title with Leicester.
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The most successful entrepreneurs tell you they have a great team. Lots of small-business owners let ego get in the way. Many people helped me along the way. You've got to remember the people who were loyal to you, and don't forget them when you become successful.
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Discovery is the privilege of the child: the child who has no fear of being once again wrong, of looking like an idiot, of not being serious, of not doing things like everyone else.
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There is no more beautiful scenery or climate for summer travel than Switzerland presents. The people are industrious and honest, simple and frugal in their habits, and would be very poor with all this, if it were not from the travel through their country. I wish their surplus population would emigrate to the United States.
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The winter will be short, the summer long, The autumn amber-hued, sunny and hot, Tasting of cider and of scuppernong; All seasons sweet, but autumn best of all. The squirrels in their silver fur will fall Like falling leaves, like fruit, before your shot.
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During the year, our schools are busy slashing P.E. and recess to make more time for math. During the summer, we get ourselves worked into a tizzy that our children will forget their fractions.
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If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer.
