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Melvyn Bragg Quotes

That's why writing is important to me. Time goes past, and you've been somewhere and come back that hasn't hurt you, and you've been somebody else.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: english
Birth: October 6, 1939

Topics

Time Past Me Writing Hurt You

I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well, and I think it has an effect on me.

Me Think Exercise Try Eat Pretty

I was an English major in college who concentrated in African-American literature and culture. So I read quite a few slave narratives and stories of escape, and I grew up in Ohio, which was a common stop on the Underground Railroad.

Culture College Literature Stop Up

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Education Better Common Sense Without

Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again.

Think Same Over Used Again Frank

A woman needs to be put together more than a man. If she isn't, she looks like she's not up for the job. There's a different standard. Those are the rules, and I have to live by them.

Live Together Job Woman Man Rules

In Germany it is good if as many people as possible join initiatives and peaceful demonstrations against the rule of the financial markets. Worshipping the unfettered freedom of global markets has brought the world to the brink of ruin. We now need social and ecological rules for the market economy.

Good Freedom People World Financial

I'm big fans of all those musicians, B.B. King, Mick Jagger - they're all on my iPod.

Trombone Shorty

King Musicians Fans Big Those iPod

My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home.

Rodney Dangerfield

Home Wife Me Door Night Sexy

A movie that I'm involved with and have a lot of love for, which is 'On The Road,' does use a lot of handheld. It can be done beautifully. I'm proud of that. It's a very beautiful movie.

Love Beautiful Road Proud Done Very

It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.

Family Two Scary Years Only Very

Year Two is a critical year for any television show.

Year Television Two Show Critical

I used to write when I was in the mood or felt inspired. Anymore, I write whether I feel inspired or not. It's a discipline. So that's definitely different. It's part of maturing as a person and as a professional.

Discipline Feel Professional Person

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