Mark Kurlansky Quotes

I'm usually writing about survival. I never planned it, but it runs through all my books.

Mark Kurlansky

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WritingSurvivalNeverPlannedBooks

I believe that any type of education can be great, but an education about ourselves can create something wonderful. I am a comedian, but people have called me a motivational speaker. I don't really consider myself that at all.

Andy Andrews

MotivationalEducationGreatMyself

I appreciate my time in the gym.

Melanie Roach

TimeAppreciateGymMy Time

Little things about the Pilgrims surprised me. For instance, the fact that the first duel in America was fought at Plymouth by two teenaged boys over a girl. The life the Pilgrims led in Holland before coming to America also surprised me.

Ann Rinaldi

LifeGirlMeLittle ThingsAmerica

The regulatory systems in place disincentive innovation. It's intense to fight the red tape.

Travis Kalanick

InnovationFightRedPlaceIntense

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

Rosa Parks

InspirationalMemoriesWillOthers

I was brought up, as a lot of kids are, on 'Aesop's Fables,' 'Brothers Grimm,' 'La Fontaine,' all those sorts of things. Hans Christian Andersen is a hero of mine.

Michael Morpurgo

HeroChristianUpThingsMineKids

When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach.

Dianne Reeves

MusicLovedYouUniqueUncleJazz

There is nothing more boring for an intelligent woman than to spend endless amounts of time with small children.

Doris Lessing

ChildrenTimeWomanSmallBoring

I wouldn't have been able to go to drama school when I was 19. I don't think I was even conscious of life... I was like a zombie. But when I finished uni' I just realised... just go and do it, stop being a knob.

Claire Foy

LifeSchoolThinkStopDramaGo

Critics have called alien epic 'Avatar' a version of 'Dances With Wolves' because it's about a white guy going native and becoming a great leader. But Avatar is just the latest scifi rehash of an old white guilt fantasy.

Annalee Newitz

LeaderGreatWolvesGuiltAlienOld

I was always a big fan of 'Quincy,' and I loved the idea of puzzle solving.

Nina Tassler

PuzzleLovedAlwaysBigBig FanFan

They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves.

Nikita Khrushchev

TeaAttentionSayPayLittleRead

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