Simon Winchester Quotes

We should all live in central or southwest Queensland in Australia, which is geologically stable. Or Kansas or Nebraska, because it's relatively geologically stable. I am sure there is no emergency plan for Topeka.

Simon Winchester

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 28, 1944

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The Hamptons are filled with people who are winners Monday through Friday.

Jerry Della Femina

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We love fantasy novels in which the characters think that they're peasants but turn out to be princes and kings.

Matthew Tobin Anderson

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My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people talk about it, the less of a big deal it will be. And that will be better for everyone.

Anna Paquin

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Let me say that I consider myself a deep believer in the reality of God. I might define God quite differently from the way some people in the Christian faith would do so, but I do not doubt the reality of that experience.

John Shelby Spong

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I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

Sidney Poitier

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Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some level of intelligence. The typical nerd is a male with intelligence but no sense of giving it a manly face.

Tom Wolfe

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I worked for a brief spell as a journalist, but soon I discovered that I didn't want to be a journalist - I wanted to be a historian.

Robert Darnton

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I know it was all a bit of a sham. But I know that Mickey Dolenz sang. And Davy Jones sang. And Mike Nesmith sang. And Peter Tork did something.

Ronnie James Dio

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I came out of the closet very young, and I had to cut my teeth pretty fast.

Rufus Wainwright

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If it takes you seven years to write each novel, you need a patron. And I would rather have my corporate self as my patron than any arts council or bestower of grants.

Mohsin Hamid

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The first things I did was I was a writer, painter, and photographer, and we grew up very poor, so even though I could get into any college I wanted, there was no way to pay for it.

Lori Petty

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There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience in need of films that would represent them.

Diego Luna

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