Colleen McCullough Quotes
I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.
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If I ever had needed to put together a CV, it would be quite short. Like many young people, I'd highlight my desire to work hard.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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I have a very pragmatic approach to diets. Ones you can't stick to don't do you any good. Some people say, 'Just eat half of what's on your plate,' but I can't do that!
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn't do it. They asked me to do my modern, and I couldn't do it. They asked me if I had a song prepared, and I said 'No,' so I sang 'Happy Birthday.' And I did a reasonable improvisation, a reasonable one, nothing special at all. I don't know how I got in, but I did.
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I had novels to write, so I wrote them.
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The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.
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I would never try to invalidate someone's opinion of something or the feelings something makes them feel.
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All too many churchmen view the undisciplined & amoral products of statist education as evidences of the failure of these schools. On the contrary, they are evidences of their success.
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At the top of this list has to be "get in that ass". It's the ultimate Leonism to get you through life.
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I think it is worse [in 2015] for a mid-list author such as myself. You either have to sell like Stephen King or go with the small presses where there is no money. I was lucky to have been in the right place and time for many years.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer.
