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Mark Kurlansky Quotes

I was a theatre major and started off as a playwright.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1948

Topics

Theatre Started Off Playwright Major

If you look down a barrel of a gun... you don't forget it.

Melvin Van Peebles

Gun You Look Down Forget Barrel

The films, the music, the telly that I like is always a little bit more on the margins.

Music More Always Little Like Bit

I don't think the United States has done anything whatsoever to merit any criticism by the British.

Think Criticism Done Anything United

I always place myself as the archetypal Cure fan. I'm the wrong age, but I still think that if I like anything particularly, our fans will.

Age Myself Think Wrong Place Will

I was inspired by all of it. 'The Avengers,' 'Harry Palmer,' 'The Prisoner,' 'The Man from UNCLE,' 'In Like Flint.' Of course, there's a huge shadow of Bond - Bond is the monolith of spy movies - but it's not just about Bond; there were a lot of other things that influenced me.

Man Shadow Me Bond Uncle Movies

Bin Laden, who was in his country, attacked and damaged our Pentagon, and killed our soldiers right out here at the Pentagon. But his pentagon no longer exists. It is rubble.

Country Soldiers Right Out Here Who

The hand of fate had dipped into the ragbag of humanity.

Fate Humanity Hand Had

If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.

Metta World Peace

Words Effort Giving Someone Back

Motion is tranquility.

Tranquility Motion

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Wisdom You Know True Nothing Only

For readers of color, and especially black readers, black girls, I just want them to feel seen. And not just seen - I want them to feel epic and know that they are epic.

Color Black Feel Know Want Seen

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

Myself Believe Learn Know Got

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