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Melvyn Bragg Quotes

A lot of the novels I admire are 'admirably provincial.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Admire Novels Provincial Lot

There might be people who have never even tweeted before who are just working on their great American tweet. It will be so good that we'll all have to stop Twitter right away. I would like to write the great American tweet. I don't think the great American tweet has been written yet. We'd know.

Good Great People Think American

War doesn't need more participants. It needs fewer participants.

Michael Badnarik

War More Need Needs Fewer

Without really analyzing it, I grew up in Massachusetts, so the Salem witch trials were always something that I was around. The average kindergartner probably doesn't know about it, except that in Massachusetts, you do, because they'll take you on field trips to see reenactments and stuff.

You Know Trials Always See Without

My two sons are the most important things in the world to my wife and I - they are what I build my world around.

Wife World Important Build Two Sons

I see what kids in the business have to watch. It's tough to do.

Business Tough See I See Watch Kids

We play make-believe and dress up for a living. One goes, one doesn't go, whatever. I don't understand how you can get bitter or jaded. We're just so lucky to get to do this.

Dress You Play Go Living Understand

I'm interested to see what happens with Fox News and phone hacking. I really can't believe it just happens in Great Britain. Because really, who cares about just hacking phones over there?

Great Believe Phone News Fox Phones

I'm from Canada and my wife is from St. Albans, so I feel a great kinship with the Brits.

Jason Priestley

Great Wife Feel Canada I Feel Brits

I auditioned for a play in fifth grade, and that's when I knew that I wanted to be a singer and performer.

Play Singer Knew Wanted Performer

Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers.

Society Media Talking Debate Healthy

People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.

People Bible Doing Out Going Idea

I try to respect everybody out here: players, caddies, fans, media.

Respect Media Try Out Fans Here

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