John Niven Quotes

There are some sentences you cannot see yourself ever writing. 'I heartily endorse the Conservative Party' would be one. 'I look forward to Justin Bieber's new record' would be another.

John Niven

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YourselfWritingForwardYouLook

The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesn't enter into it.

Jill Lepore

HistoryRespectImaginationEmpathy

When I first went public with my son Evan's story, I just planned to talk about the 'R' word - Recovery. But soon I was spending most my time talking about the 'V' word - vaccines.

Jenny McCarthy

SonTimeStoryTalkingTalkFirst

I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.

Anderson Silva

FamilyHeartTimeLegGiveMy Time

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.

John Milton

LoveGoodFreedomMenRestGood Men

To make three films out of one shortish book, they have to turn it into an epic, just as 'Lord of the Rings' is an epic. But 'The Hobbit' isn't an epic: its tone is intimate and personal, and although it's full of adventures and excitement, they're on a different scale to those of the bigger book.

John Lanchester

BookThreePersonalExcitementTurn

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.

John Roos

TogetherPeopleDifficultDiplomacy

You know, men would much rather run away than talk about stuff, and my default setting has always been, 'If you have an argument, walk out the door.'

Stephen Moyer

WalkMenDoorYouArgumentRun

There are several occupational hazards for book reviewers, chief among them being the Curse of the Jaded Palate - that sinking feeling when you start reading a new book and begin to suspect that you've seen it all before.

Tony Bradman

StartBookReadingYouFeelingNew

The interesting thing about life is, there is what you think is going to happen, and what actually happens.

Mike Myers

LifeThinkInterestingYouHappen

I love being outdoors and trekking around.

Mike Schultz

LoveOutdoorsBeingAroundI Love

Football is a personal interest which has been turned into a philanthropic initiative directed at encouraging social cohesion during the difficult process of African modernisation.

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

FootballProcessInitiativePersonal

I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.

Dolly Parton

SadChildrenRainbowRedBlueBook

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