Joanne Rowling Quotes
It is a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
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Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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My eye is ever on those who love me.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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My opinion can be completely different after a show.
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Most importantly, nothing has happened to change my conviction that freedom and the love of liberty remain the essential defining attributes of our national character as a people.
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My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go hand and hand. Doing math is a great way to exercise your brain; being smart is going to make you more powerful in life.
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Everyone needs help when they try something new.
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
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No one politician should be allowed to judge the guilt, to charge an individual, to judge the guilt of an individual and to execute an individual.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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We have a smart football team, and they understand.
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Gender or skin color does not of itself determine the nature of a person's thinking.
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If you're doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you.
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Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.
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It is a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up.
