Roald Dahl Quotes

Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever.

Roald Dahl

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 13, 1916 - November 23, 1990

Topics

EatingResultDangerousMoreDrops

Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

Joe Torre

UpMakeSortTweakPitchersHitters

If I'm stuck in the midst of a story, I take a nap. It often works, and if it doesn't, I still feel better.

Max Apple

StoryBetterFeelNapTakeStuck

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

Tom Peters

ChallengeToolsReadyNewVillage

The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician.

Tom Rath

GreatRealityAccountantPersonWho

I refuse to totally grow up. I've always been someone who says and does things that push politically correct boundaries.

Robbie Williams

GrowPushSomeoneGrow UpBoundaries

I think it's just my nature. I can't work on one thing. I have to work on many things.

Robert Wilson

WorkNatureThinkThingsJustMany

I spent my childhood clad in 1970s hand-me-downs, primarily from male cousins, which mainly consisted of a selection of beige, brown and orange dungarees. That, combined with a perfectly round pudding-bowl haircut, made me look, on a good day, like a cross between Ann Widdecombe, one of the Flower Pot Men, and a monk.

Miranda Hart

FlowerGoodDayMenChildhoodMe

Any editing, software work, and mail is done in this exported Plan 9.

Dennis Ritchie

WorkPlanDoneEditingSoftwareAny

I've always had this rule of thumb: If you have fun making it, then someone will have fun watching it.

Antony Starr

FunHave FunSomeoneYouWillRule

I'm not really sick of people whipping their hair. It doesn't really get old. They're fans and I love them! It's just a fun game to play.

Willow Smith

LoveFunPeopleHairSickGame

My mother went to work in the homes of white folk, usually living in and looking after their children. The money was small.

Peter Abrahams

WorkMotherChildrenMoneySmall

I was lucky enough as a kid to spend most of my weekends at the Fillmore East. On a great night, that was like a Holy Roller evangelical church.

Paul Stanley

GreatNightChurchEnoughLuckyKid

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