Michelle Magorian Quotes

When my younger son was 13 years old, he asked me to read 'Swallows and Amazons' to him while he made models. He liked it so much that I ended up reading all thirteen of Ransome's books, including the ones that I missed out on. This led my son to 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Coral Island.'

Michelle Magorian

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 6, 1947

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I didn't even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, 'How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?' I was like, 'What's she talking about?'

Jennifer Hudson

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When I speak of diversity, I don't mean replacement of white comics. I don't mean acceptance by white comics. We comics who weren't born into the white guy paradigm of 'funny' don't need a handout. We don't need a PC push. We don't need 'a look.'

Amanda Seales

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The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

Robert E. Lee

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It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life.

Rosanna Arquette

LifeHardEverythingKeepBalanced

I'm not a great consumer. I always ask myself, 'Do I really need that piece?' I have friends who have 300 pairs of shoes; how would you leave the house in the morning?

Mireille Guiliano

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The American dream, what we were taught was, grow up, own a car, own a house. I think that dream's completely changing. We were taught to keep up with the Joneses. Now we're sharing with the Joneses.

Brian Chesky

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I honestly just want to take a selfie sometimes.

Brooks Koepka

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Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems.

Philip Emeagwali

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Passion and hunger are the two ingredients that I look for in first making the judgment on - whether an athlete, an assistant coach, or a horse trainer or anybody I do business with.

Rick Pitino

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I've always heard that heli-skiing in Alaska is amazing. I would love to be able to do that at some point in my life.

Lindsey Vonn

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I grew up when Chris Brown was, like, an icon. He was my ringtone when I was in high school.

Lil Dicky

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