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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I do not think this makes a lot of sense, and I think we should rely on the Park Service to implement the regulations that they have in place with the restrictions so that people can enjoy our parks.
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I'm not a film star; I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.
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When you’ve had something for ten years that you hold so precious, it’s the toughest thing in the world to hand it over. And the only advice I can give you is, find somebody better than you to hand it to.
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Men and women will never understand each other; my advice is to just stop trying. Just forget it. I know I will never understand women. I will never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root...and still be afraid of a spider.
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My dad once told me that the secret to a happy life was never to start something with a girl unless you were willing to follow wherever it led. It's the best piece of advice he has ever given me, and probably the reason I was born.
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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.
