Lynne Truss Quotes

Do you lend books and DVDs to people? If so, don't you always regret it? All my life I have forced books on to people who have subsequently forgotten all about it. Meanwhile, on my shelves sit many orphaned books loaned to me over the years by trusting, innocent souls - some as long ago as the Seventies.

Lynne Truss

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 31, 1955

Topics

LifePeopleMeRegretMy LifeYou

If Martin Scorsese thinks you stink, you stink.

John Heard

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I didn't make 'The New York Times' bestseller list until 'Charmed Thirds,' and then again for 'Fourth Comings.' It gave me a certain validation, and it certainly helps position me for future books, but it's not something I think about on a daily basis.

Megan McCafferty

FutureDailyNew YorkMeThinkNew

You want to mix acting styles correctly. People approach the work in different ways. You want to make sure no one wants to kill each other because the approach is different.

John Wells

WorkPeopleYouActingWantSure

For some reason surfing... I'm not scared of the ocean so the risk doesn't seem as great to me.

John Slattery

GreatOceanMeRiskReasonScared

In terms of watching other directors, it's more like I go on set now, and I'm prepared, as an actor, and ready to give them everything, but at the same time, you observe how everybody else does it because there's always something to learn.

Shiri Appleby

TimeLearnYouReadyGoActor

Awards are only a publicity gimmick.

Tony Randall

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Anything over-handed, I do left-handed. Like throwing a ball or serving in tennis. Otherwise, right-handed, like writing and shaving.

Mike Weir

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Our life may look glamorous, but we scream at the kids, and I have to tell Jamie to tidy up if we have guests coming over.

Louise Nurding

LifeLookOverTidyTellGlamorous

Bites are usually not random attacks by strays. The great majority of biting dogs belong to a family member or friend of the victim. When a young child is the victim, the attack almost always occurs in the family home, and the perpetrator is usually a 'good' dog that had not previously behaved in a menacing way.

Jon Katz

FamilyDogGoodFriendHomeGreat

But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out.

Christian Bale

TimeMindSickShortBackFast

Before Churchill had done anything else, he was a writer. He believed to the core that words matter. They count. They can change the world.

Anthony McCarten

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If you're not having fun with your job, it will show.

Alice Dellal

JobFunHaving FunYouWillShow

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