Markus Zusak Quotes

I think to be a writer, you have to enjoy being alone. I was a loner as a teenager and was always drawn to characters in books and films who were at the fringes.

Markus Zusak

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AloneBeing AloneThinkEnjoyYou

I was born in the '50s - 1951. So I grew up during that part of the '50s when everything was supposed to be at its best in America, they claimed, and then eased into the '60s.

Joe R. Lansdale

BestAmericaBornEverythingUp

Traditional methods for falling asleep work. Non-taxing, repetitive mental tasks have a lulling effect, and I built those patterns into 'Sleep'.

Max Richter

WorkSleepFallingPatternsMental

I was with Ted Turner when he came to see Kofi Annan - the Secretary-General of the UN - to announce his decision to put $1 billion to the service of UN projects and programs.

Maurice Strong

ServiceDecisionSeeBillionHeHis

The Obama economy is great for rich people. It's terrible for everybody else.

Rob Portman

GreatPeopleRichEconomyTerrible

Retiring had nothing to do with love of the game. Nothing. It had to do with how I felt about myself. I needed the break.

Rolando McClain

LoveMyselfGameNothingBreakHow

In boxing, you don't know what's going to happen. In wrestling, it's already prearranged.

Mickey Rourke

YouKnowBoxingWrestlingHappen

Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?

Mike Huckabee

CollegeYearResultYouEconomy

I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.

Jason Alexander

WorkEasyHeartbeatBecauseAgain

I'm a somewhat isolated person in my own way, or I move along a little trail, I go this place, I go that place. It's not like I'm varying my exposure.

Jonathan Ames

TrailPlacePersonGoWayMy Own

My parents were very unusual people, but it was more valuable to have other people say that than me.

Brooke Hayward

ParentsPeopleMeSayMoreUnusual

I think the air in New York is death.

Richard Bonynge

DeathNew YorkThinkNewAirYork

I don't believe that the American dream should be reserved for those who are born into the elite or somehow have been given an advantage over others. My growing-up experience is probably the most important thing that guides my priorities and my work today.

Ken Salazar

WorkTodayExperienceAmerican Dream

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