Morris Gleitzman Quotes
Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do the hard yards yourself.
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Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.
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In the end, you have to write like you're not afraid of the critics.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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New York City has an integration problem.
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There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s.
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Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever.
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A girl can tell I like her when I blush or start telling bad jokes.
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I got to play with Nintendo's Wii, yes it's a funny name and not very revolutionary but it was fun whipping your arms around.
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I don't mind playing my music live. It's fun. But what my real passion is is writing music.
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I brought samples in, because I didn't have any comic book samples, and I brought all these illustrations that I had influenced by Norman Rockwell and a couple of the other big boys. That's all I had, that's all I brought.
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I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished.
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When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.
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You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
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Ah wonder if anybody this side of the Atlantic has ever bought a baseball bat with playing baseball in mind.
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I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'
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You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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The surroundings householders crave are glorified autobiographies.
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I think in the years to come what Reagan will be remembered for is that he had the chance to stop the plague and he chose not to because the 'right people' were dying.
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The best piece of advice Ive ever been given was, Be in the business youre in. Dont just be a satellite around it and expect it to come to you. Be in the business youre in.
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Are you kidding? I'm a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole time we were dating, I prepared two officially romantic meals. Both of them were such disasters that he begs me never to go into the kitchen again.
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Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do the hard yards yourself.
