Nina Bawden Quotes

The train we had so confidently boarded had been speeding at almost 100 miles an hour and it had derailed. Someone, I can't remember who, showed me a newspaper photograph of the carriage we had been sitting in tilted on its side on a station platform next to a large notice that said Welcome to Potters Bar.

Nina Bawden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WelcomeMeSomeoneRememberTrain

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.

Robert Nozick

ProcessBetterSurvivalCooperation

The one thing I've always tried to do in my life, in my work, on TV, is I just keep it real. I find it hard and time-consuming to try to be fake.

Ana Navarro

LifeWorkFakeMy LifeFindTry

I think the most important trait for an entrepreneur is persistence. When you try to do something new and difficult, you are more likely to fail than to succeed.

Trip Adler

PersistenceSucceedThinkYouNew

People are really hesitant about expressing that they don't know something - but what's the big deal? I'm not ashamed about that at all.

Tracy McGrady

PeopleKnowAshamedBigSomething

By virtue of the standing and prestige of President Ben-Zvi, some 3,000 manuscripts originating from Arab lands, some of them of major significance, have been deposited at the Ben-Zvi Institute. In contrast to the Aleppo Codex, most of these documents were donated willingly, in the confidence that the institute would protect and preserve them.

Ronen Bergman

ConfidenceVirtuePresidentProtect

I think this is one of the greatest strengths of this school. Not only do the students go on to achieve great milestones in their own lives, they never forget their roots and the school that gave them the chance they needed to improve their lives and their families' lives.

Michael N. Castle

GreatSchoolRootsChanceThinkGo

I do enjoy film. The more I do it the more I learn.

Christine Baranski

LearnEnjoyMoreFilm

Martial arts was really the first thing in my life that I followed through on and accomplished a degree of proficiency for.

Chuck Norris

LifeMy LifeFirstDegreeArts

We're privileged as citizens of the United States to live in a society where the press can act in an adversarial role in a number of different ways.

Bob Iger

LiveSocietyActRoleDifferent

I am a professional footballer, and it's a game where the coach decides where you can be most beneficial for the team. As long as I am attacking, I am happy! I know what Jose Mourinho decides will be best for me personally and for the team.

Anthony Martial

BestI AmHappyMeTeamGame

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

Willie Stargell

JobBaseballRetirementFirstAfter

What I'd really like to do is do a film or two a year and then do theater in New York the rest of the year.

Piper Perabo

New YorkRestYearNewTwoFilm

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