Nina Bawden Quotes

One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you've forgotten what happened.

Nina Bawden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 19, 1925 - August 22, 2012

Topics

LifeGoodAgeOld AgeWritingYou

I'm not in the judgment part of journalism.

Jim Lehrer

JournalismJudgmentPart

After a couple of years in a professional setting, you'll get used to dressing presentably, preparing for meetings, speaking appropriately, showing up on time, writing professional correspondence, etc.

Andrew Yang

TimeWritingMeetingsShowing UpYou

I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn't wait to go off on my own.

Andrea Bocelli

FatherMeWaitLovedHorseGo

If I had to find one characteristic that is most symbolic of me, I think I am tenacious.

Melvin Van Peebles

I AmMeThinkFindTenaciousMost

As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.

Trixie Mattel

TimePeopleCompassListenOwnDrag

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

Tony La Russa

YouAlwaysDistractionsAllowThem

The beauty of a relationship is when you get used to a person; it is not sudden. It is just a process, and you don't realise when love happens.

Riteish Deshmukh

LoveBeautyRelationshipProcessYou

Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.

Matt Blunt

HomeChildrenResponsibilityChild

My favourite TV show is... 'Downton Abbey.' The characters are wonderful, and the style is created so beautifully on screen. Everything from the table settings to the linen seem perfect to me. While I'm watching it, I'm in a totally different world.

Mary Berry

StyleMeWorldPerfectTableSeem

Genuine freedom is possible only where there is genuine love. And genuine love is not possible without truth.

Michael O'Brien

LoveTruthFreedomLove IsPossible

In the long run, it is better to understand the way the world really is rather than how we would like it to be.

Michael Shermer

WorldBetterLongRunUnderstand

I'm coming up with new music, I'm in the best shape of my life, I'm real sharp, my energy is strong. I look at it as: I'm just following the energy. That's how I sum that up.

Doug E. Fresh

LifeMusicBestEnergyStrongLook

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