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Maureen Johnson Quotes

'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a children's book.

Maureen Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 16, 1973

Topics

Children Book Magic Enjoy Special

The first Western attempt to save Africa from itself was in the late 19th century. It was led by Christian missionaries who claimed to be seeking to end poverty, disease and the slave trade.

Andrew Mwenda

End Christian Poverty Late Africa

I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time.

Andrew Motion

Hope Time Dream Way Write Over

I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

Ann Bancroft

Think Better Push Know Strive Get

Life's short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands and buts.

Amy Winehouse

Life Thinking Short Sitting Anything

I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents. A child needs a mother and a father. I could not imagine my childhood without my mother. I also believe that it is cruel to take a baby away from its mother.

Stefano Gabbana

Father Mother Childhood I Am Parents

Sometimes the magnetism of a song is impossible to ignore, and it demands that it be sung in a certain way.

Tom Waits

Song Impossible Ignore Sometimes Way

Dad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers.

Mike Myers

Loved Comedy Movies Up British Grew

I'm not a Wall Street expert, but I can read the papers.

Mickey Kaus

I Can Wall Street Expert Wall Street

If you're thinking clearly and are content about where your life is - to where you can just think about the present, think about the now - that's what you need to do to hit good golf shots. I know there are a lot of distractions, but when you're thinking clearly, you're more free. You've got to have that freedom on the golf course.

Lucas Black

Life Good Freedom Think Thinking

I don't write about anything I don't want to write about. I like to think I could write about anything pretty much that I chose to. I have been asked to write songs about specific things, and I've always been able to come up with the goods.

Loudon Wainwright III

Think Want Write Always Up Anything

People see you onstage and the glamorous side, but they don't see you traveling 600 miles a night, eating truck stop food and spending by yourself staring at walls.

Jason Aldean

Food Walls Yourself People Truck

I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.

Chen Guangbiao

Family Government Rich Born