Joanne Rowling Quotes

Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him.

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• But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?

  

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• When all are wrong, everyone is right.

  

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• Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.

  

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• In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.

  

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• People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.

  

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• Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.

  

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• Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.

  

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• As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.

  

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• If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.

  

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• A new era of responsibility is here.

  

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• Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

  

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• When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.

  

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• I have a brain and a uterus and I use both.

  

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• I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.

  

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• Obviously I like pretty girls, but I'm also looking for someone who can take control. I know guys complain about girls telling them what to do, but I think we all kind of enjoy it.

  

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• Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.

  

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• When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.

  

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• I get 'voluptuous' a lot, or 'shapely,' but the fact is that as you get older you learn to embrace your body type. I wasn't able to do that until I was at least 23.

  

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• I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the movie kind of martial arts.

  

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• Beautifully shot, impeccably paced, it was a clear, unrelenting look at the National Trust, its friends and enemies, and it makes you want to burn your passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go.

  

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• I care," he said in a trembling voice. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential compared to how I feel. Even if I am distant at times and seem as if I do not want to be with you, it is only because this scares me, too.

  

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• Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Time
  • Decision
  • Argument