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Diana Wynne Jones Quotes

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

Diana Wynne Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: August 16, 1934 - March 26, 2011

Topics

Good Expectations Think Genius You

The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.

Andrew Weil

Health Well-Being More Greater Our

Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to be.

John Lydon

Music Words Emotions More Where Far

In the '50s and '60s, journalism wasn't a profession. It wasn't something you went to college for - it was really more of a trade. You had a lot of guys who came up working in newspapers at the copy desk, or delivery boys, and then they would somehow become reporters afterward and learn on the job.

Matt Taibbi

Job College Learn You Journalism

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new definition.

Alvin Toffler

Society New Need Real Ability Tell

Then I moved down to the Bowery to this building where Debbie Harry lived. It was there that I started combining some clothes for her and continued doing the art and photography.

Stephen Sprouse

Art Building Doing Photography Down

We had friendly and pleasant relationships with all that worked in our films - many happy memories.

Stan Laurel

Memories Happy Relationships Friendly

I've been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10, then bass and guitar when I was 18.

Lukas Haas

Music Time Guitar Long Long Time

The music that I'm known for is quiet and gentle, although when I was growing up and as a teenager, I was playing the opposite - I was screaming and playing bass and those loud electric guitars.

Jose Gonzalez

Music Growing Up Quiet Growing Up

My work is all about how we consume. To me it's important to know where things come from. Generally, our products today are so cheap, you know there's something wrong. Things are not made in a good way. I want to make things that are. I want to make the story behind products visible.

Christien Meindertsma

Work Good Today Me Story You

I think I'm less and less labelled a 'horror writer'. The books tend not to go on horror shelves any more, and when they do, I tend to take them off.

Clive Barker

Think Go Horror More Take Off

In this case it appealed to me partly because it felt close to me in some ways. This is about a confused, bewildered middle class Englishman adrift in smalltown America and that has definitely been me.

Colin Firth

Me Confused America Class Middle

I don't really know why I'm so busy, but I like it. Sometimes I think I need to slow down. And then I'm even busier!

Brianna Brown

Busy Think Slow Down Know Sometimes