Malorie Blackman Quotes
I remember being in a history lesson and saying to my teacher, 'How come you never talk about black scientists and inventors and pioneers?' And she looked at me and said, 'Because there aren't any.'
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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I'm against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I'm not going to foolhardily give away my power.
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I got to grow up in an incredibly artistic family.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.
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Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
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If you just keep your head down, work, and put it on the bottom line, sooner or later that takes care of everything else.
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By five or six, when the heels start to hurt, I kick off my shoes and walk bare feet. But that's not a big deal. Nobody else is at the office at that time, and as for singing loudly, I don't sing loudly. I might hum a tune at times when I am thinking about something, but that's all fine.
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I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.
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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
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My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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I think a great starting point for a debate and discussion over a national consumption tax is, let's start with the Fair Tax, legislation that has been written up and, I think, signed up on by 80 congressmen and women.
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It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
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Short naps are good. Given modern workplace demands, this is not possible for many people - but if you have the option, try napping for ten to twenty minutes in the afternoon, preferably lying down in a darkened room.
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I have a fondness for writing about precocious, troubled teenagers, who are alienating, but kind of endearing. It's from remembering so clearly that time in my own life. I experienced myself as more dramatically troubled than I was, but I just remember how it felt.
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Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us.
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Life experiences inherently change you as a writer. My sense of fury calmed down when I had children and found a loving partner.
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What can I know? What ought I to do? What may I hope?
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I remember being in a history lesson and saying to my teacher, 'How come you never talk about black scientists and inventors and pioneers?' And she looked at me and said, 'Because there aren't any.'
