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Ken Follett Quotes

When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: welsh
Birth: June 5, 1949

Topics

Character Woman Writing Think Just

There have been some very extreme hecklers in audiences whose bile was so hateful and so meant that it would be a bit frightening to think that all I'm doing is jokes and yet someone hates me that much.

Me Think Someone Doing Jokes Been

I just figure if it has my name on it, and I want to make people feel good about wearing it, I can't pass it off.

Melissa McCarthy

Good People Feel Good Name Feel Off

To me, architecture is an art, naturally, and it isn't architecture unless it's alive. Alive is what art is. If it's not alive, it's dead, and it's not art.

Art Architecture Me Alive Dead

You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every day.

Day Fun Have Fun Thinking You Cap

Once a film costs a certain amount of money, things have to round off.

Money Things Film Round Off Costs

Scaling back the U.S. fleet of 14 nuclear-armed submarines to eight would maintain a robust deterrent at sea while generating billions in savings and easing pressure on the Navy's shipbuilding budget.

Sea Pressure Budget Back Navy Would

Our entire political system is financed by wealthy private interests buying politicians and making sure the rules are written in their favor.

Michelle Alexander

Political Rules Politicians Buying

I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me.

People Me Judging Shy More Laughing

I want to wear something because I love it, not because it follows the rules.

Love Rules Want Wear Something

As a woman, I think Margaret Thatcher felt she had to be ten times more prepared than the men.

Men Woman Think More She Prepared

My heart was beating out of my chest.

Heart Out Chest Beating

I attended a high school with more than 4,000 students and met with a guidance counselor only once during my four-year stint. Despite my clear strengths in science and math, my counselor's advice was to pursue a degree in business. A career in engineering was never encouraged nor, in fact, ever mentioned.

Business Science School High School

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