Margaret Mahy Quotes
When you are reading, someone has done a lot of work on your behalf, someone has had ideas and has then written and corrected and improved them so that they can be shared.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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Those who go along get along.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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If you actively do something, it will stop making you feel like a victim and you'll start feeling like part of the solution, which is just a huge benefit to your body and your psyche.
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If I can save one kid's life, for me, it's absolutely worth it.
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I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
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I think St. Jude helped me achieve some miracles in my life - that's why I wear the medallion in my left ear and never take it out.
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We are bigger in number than as many as 131 independent nations, why should we remain deprived of independence?
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Landscape painting is the obvious resource of misanthropy.
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You who speak languages, you are such liars.
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The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC.
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Fashion designing involves a lot of work, and, as opposed to the general perception, it is different from costume designing for films. While a fashion designer can take up a costume designer's role, it is not possible vice versa.
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When you are reading, someone has done a lot of work on your behalf, someone has had ideas and has then written and corrected and improved them so that they can be shared.
