Kevin Crossley-Holland Quotes
There are Arthurian legends in 14 or 15 medieval European languages. They are the product of no one time or place. On the contrary, in sum they represent a tremendous mine of human understanding, rather as the Bible does.
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too.
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One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a separate thought.
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Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.
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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.
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Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
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Queens perhaps perform better in the role of monarch because they never take their position for granted. Many kings have failed because they believed that the public would love them whatever they did. Queens knew better.
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I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band - you have to just write the songs and then let God into the room and let the music tell you what to do.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
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As proud and capable as it is, I think the idea that the military can build new countries is a tall order, and it's the sort of thing that we would only expect from a military that we have superresourced and thought of as supercapable.
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I want to be so famous that drag queens will dress like me in parades when I'm dead.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma. We're a dying breed.
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I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.
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As long as we set up equality, we'll go in the right direction.
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I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it.
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I want to re-mythologize 'The Green Hornet' in a contemporary context, with an emphasis on story and character, while at the same time incorporating themes that speak to my heart.
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Moving to Fleetwood was a shock to the system at first. I'd never been at a full-time club.
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It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. I can always go to my family with any doubts or questions I may have.
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There are Arthurian legends in 14 or 15 medieval European languages. They are the product of no one time or place. On the contrary, in sum they represent a tremendous mine of human understanding, rather as the Bible does.
