Malorie Blackman Quotes
I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
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Thus, in a sense, mathematics has been most advanced by those who distinguished themselves by intuition rather than by rigorous proofs.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
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Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody.
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Industry is extremely slow in readjusting itself to the manufacture of modern consumer goods.
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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
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Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
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A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.
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But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.
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I guess I am sometimes over the top on stage, but then, that is my personality. I'm over the top in real life, too.
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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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I've made the decision not to do radio anymore.
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Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
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We never have business meals at El Bulli. If it's about business, you're probably not paying much attention to the food.
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If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments.
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Working with Bryan Cranston on 'Breaking Bad' has been totally thrilling because he is so clear in his approach.
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You show up in Paris, and on the drive from the airport to the hotel you're like, 'This is so cool! I want to see something! I want to go to the Eiffel Tower!' And then you leave the next morning. You think, Oh, I didn't get to do anything. I tell people: I've been just about everywhere, but I've seen nothing.
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
