Abi Morgan Quotes

London does two things for me: it makes me feel connected, and it also makes me feel very isolated and quite lonely at times, and that's someone with two children in their family.

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• To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.

  

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• Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

  

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• I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.

  

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• I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'

  

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• A lot of times, you think you want something, and then you find something completely different.

  

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• On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.

  

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• London does two things for me: it makes me feel connected, and it also makes me feel very isolated and quite lonely at times, and that's someone with two children in their family.

  

  Abi Morgan
  • Children
  • Family
  • Lonely