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Joanne Harris Quotes

If you want something you can have it, but you have to do some work. It's the ethic my mother brought me up with.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: british
Birth: July 3, 1964

Topics

Work Mother Me You Want Up

Personally, when I don't feel like working out, I put on my workout clothes and pump up some music. It's definitely my #1 inspiration.

Jenna Ushkowitz

Music Feel Clothes Inspiration Out

Writing the first draft is like hitting the beach on D Day. You don't stop to mourn the dead or comfort the wounded. You get off the beach because, if you don't, you'll die there.

Beach Day Writing Die You Comfort

For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument.

Great Me Writing Guitar Instrument

I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first time live, just in some comedy club when I was 18, and again, just guttural, pure laughter. I didn't know what he was doing; I couldn't see the tricks.

Stephen Merchant

Live Time Joy Laughter Laugh Comedy

Watching the evening news in 2011 is a strange time-travel experience. 'The CBS Evening News,' 'ABC World News' and 'NBC Nightly News' haven't changed their style over the decades, still going for that old-fashioned mix of voice-of-authority pomp and feel-good fluff. The difference is that people aren't watching.

Style Experience People World News

If you put 20 cents in me and ask me to talk about South Sydney, I'll play all night.

Me Night You Play Sydney Talk

I've always thought that the act of playing the guitar was the act of trying to make a point of playing the guitar.

Thought Guitar Trying Always Act

People love stories about the mafia: 'The Godfather,' 'American Gangster.'

Love People Gangster American Mafia

If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire 'best director' category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make.

Best Woman Me Attention You Just

Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that.

Clarence Thomas

Reality Political Need Whatever Laws

You get a realisation at some point in your career that whatever it is you do, you can no longer continue to do it. You just realise you can't put out the same records forever.

You Career Same Whatever Out Point

I collect rings from every country that I compete in, and I swap them around and wear different ones occasionally. I have about 10.

Bronte Campbell

Country Rings Compete Wear Different

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