Philip Pullman Quotes

I have a desk that I can raise or lower according to the state of my aching back. Sometimes I stand at it, and sometimes I have it high up to write at and sometimes a bit lower to type.

Philip Pullman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 19, 1946

Topics

StandBackI CanDeskSometimesUp

There have been a lot of challenges, but I'm still standing on my own, and it's quite an achievement knowing that I own my own business and created my own success through hard work and vision.

Jeremy Scott

WorkHard WorkSuccessBusinessHard

As a lonely teenager growing up in Virginia, I fed off any pop culture that could show me different ways of being from what I saw on 'The Cosby Show' reruns or read about in an Ann M. Martin book.

Jenna Wortham

CultureMeGrowing UpBookLonely

Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.

John McGraw

BetterWhyBabe RuthNationalBabe

High heels. I respect people who love them; they're just not for me!

Sophie Hawley-Weld

LoveRespectPeopleMeHigh Heels

Well, I had a wonderful career.

Robert Duvall

CareerWonderfulWellHad

We are, after all, a nation of laws. And we live in a culture where carrying a form of identification is as normal as keeping your car keys in your pocket. When any of us walk into a grocery store and cashes a check, no one skips a beat when asked to present our driver's license.

Mike Gallagher

LiveCarCultureWalkPresentBeat

I want to be able to speak to some real things.

Jason Mitchell

SpeakWantRealThingsAbleSome

There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline.

Jose Eduardo dos Santos

WorkDisciplineProblemsSolution

Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.

Jose Marti

LifePowerGreatRisksGloryServe

I desire to leave this world as I entered it - barefoot and broke.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

WorldDesireLeaveBarefootBroke

We want to protect freedom of speech, but it is not unlimited freedom of speech. There has always been rules around defamation, slander and libel, and in Victoria, we have effective rules on racial and religious vilification.

Denis Napthine

FreedomSpeechRulesWantProtect

'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.

Chris Cornell

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