Sue Townsend Quotes

In the playground, I always made people laugh; I used to charge them three pence for an impression of a teacher. It kept me in toffees.

Sue Townsend

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 2, 1946 - April 10, 2014

Topics

TeacherPeopleMeLaughThreeUsed

America is so diverse.

Andrew Haigh

AmericaDiverse

This to me is the secret comedy of all author interviews, down through the ages, even the good ones in the 'Paris Review' and places. They're all acting. It's like watching a person in a play.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

GoodMeComedyActingDownPlay

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.

Max Aitken

DayMindDesertShipUpSit

I think we are coming to a new era where people will record much faster.

Andy Summers

PeopleThinkNewWillComingWhere

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

Jef Raskin

WorkInactionThroughComeHarm

We can say, 'OK, I'm going to be in the car for an hour; what can I do to improve my quality of life during that hour?'

Jeff Kober

LifeCarQualitySayImproveGoing

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes.

John Podhoretz

GreatWinPoliticalRulesNewWay

To me, the most important thing is to wear something that I love and feel comfortable in, and Christmas is a great opportunity to get one of my old favourites out.

Amber Le Bon

LoveOpportunityGreatMeFeelOut

Robert Downey Jr. doesn't work out like us regular folks. Adulation bathes him from the moment he arrives at his Los Angeles martial arts studio.

Stephen Rodrick

WorkMomentLos AngelesHimOutUs

Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.

St. Jerome

LifeDaughterHeartBookFirstHer

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

Shirley Chisholm

PathObstaclesBlackMoreTwoBeing

Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine; we're a country with musicians without an indigenous instrument; Toronto's a city that doesn't even have a dish named after it.

Mike Myers

CityMusiciansCountryCanadaEven

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