Margaret Mahy Quotes
I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
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It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
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In Japan, people don't really sing about sexual content.
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These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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When you play a character, there are choices you have to make about the past, the present, the future, etc. You have to make those choices on your own a lot.
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You'll see the most perfect person, and you are like, 'God, she's, like, perfect.' And then she'll tell you everything that's not perfect. Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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The Democrats have concocted this whole phony 'war on women' narrative simply to mask their dreadful record on the economy and jobs.
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I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want now.
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I like to have sleepovers.
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There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.
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I love mixing prints. The costume designer for 'Pair of Kings' and I have actually incorporated the trend for my character 'Mikayla.'
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I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero.
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I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original.
