Simon Toyne Quotes

When I set out to write 'Sanctus,' all I wanted to do was craft a piece of high quality entertainment.

Simon Toyne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 29, 1968

Topics

QualityEntertainmentCraftOutHigh

My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got books out. Right from the start, I loved the works of Mark Twain. Every time I read about Tom Sawyer, I'd go out and do something low-level naughty, just like him.

John Grisham

TimeStartLibraryLovedGoNever

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

John Guare

LiveHistoryWorldBadBecomeWhere

People fall into patterns at fast speeds, when really, to have a clear musical thought - the kind of musical thought that makes a melody work - our brains just can't think that fast. At a certain point, you're going on automatic.

John Frusciante

WorkPeopleThinkThoughtYouFall

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

John Ratzenberger

HumorWellUniversallyDoesFarce

I'm a reporter; you can't subpoena people to talk to you. If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don't answer or so forth, then take them unawares.

Mike Wallace

PeopleYouPhoneTryTalkWrite

Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the records eventually get broken and cycling is no exception.

Miguel Indurain

BrokenWinWillMoreSeenGet

I don't think anybody can claim success at any part of our lives, private or professional, if there are others that don't enjoy the same opportunities.

Jose Andres

SuccessOpportunitiesThinkEnjoy

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

Don Marquis

PeopleWorldRestBusyThinkUp

What many don't know is that Arizona has a something called the State Land Trust - a fund with assets that have been set aside and invested for decades specifically to benefit education.

Doug Ducey

EducationTrustKnowLandSomething

If you've never been on anything before, they're not going to take a risk and give you a huge job 90 percent of the time. There are exceptions to that. I certainly wasn't an exception to that. I had to pay my dues big time, but I wish somebody would have explained, 'Look, your job is not to get work. Your job is to get better.'

Christine Woods

WorkTimeJobBetterWishLook

Am I sounding better or am I just getting used to my voice?

Brett Somers

VoiceBetterUsedJustGettingAm

I believe in laughter. I believe laughter is good for the soul. I believe in making other people laugh to make them feel good.

Anthony Ray Hinton

GoodSoulLaughterPeopleFeel Good

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