John Boyne Quotes

I don't buy into the idea that an Irish writer should write about Ireland, or a gay writer should write about being gay.

John Boyne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: April 30, 1971

Topics

GayIrishWriteBuyBeingIreland

So many times I've done a CD, and then the week after I record it, I've got this new tagline that's killer. And it makes the whole bit better. It happens all the time. But that's just the process of comedy.

Joe Rogan

TimeProcessBetterComedyWeekNew

Foreign nationals entering the United States illegally who are taken into custody by the Border Protection Corps or by State or local law enforcement authorities must be promptly delivered to a federal law enforcement authority.

John Culberson

LawLaw EnforcementBorderAuthority

My mother is very positive and encouraging and nurturing, as a mother should be. She's my auditioning partner. She says when it's not good enough; she says when I'm ready.

John David Washington

PositiveGoodMotherNot Good Enough

I'm a big Disneyland nut.

John Lasseter

DisneylandBigNut

What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.

Tony Scott

MeMoviesAlwaysCharactersLeads

Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.

Tom Peters

ChangePastEnergyLearnEnthusiasm

The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few.

Mick Fleetwood

ValueFriendsAlwaysNaturalBeen

No matter how many times the court shuts them down or how many Americans speak out to defend their rights, Republican politicians who stand to gain from suppressing voters won't back down. They'll only change their tactics.

Jason Kander

ChangeSpeakStandBackDownMatter

I'm not a morning person.

Christy Turlington

MorningPersonMorning Person

I'm anxious about losing anonymity.

Brooke Smith

LosingAnonymityAnxiousAbout

To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.

Richard King

GovernmentAmericanSameMythology

When I write a song, I hear the music and words at the same time - one suggests the form of the other.

Leslie Bricusse

MusicTimeWordsSongWriteSame

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