Hilary Mantel Quotes

There are plenty of books that tell you how to become a writer, but not one that suggests how, if you want a normal life, you might reverse the process.

Hilary Mantel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 6, 1952

Topics

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Passion and true passion is actually very unpredictable. It heads in unexpected directions because it's constantly seeking out new challenges. But what's really interesting is that passion ultimately is necessary for sustained extreme performance improvement.

John Hagel III

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I'm not playing 'Survivor' when someone I love has cancer.

Jenna Morasca

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There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English music, but before then American music was the main thing.

John Deacon

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Philly ain't a good environment for you when you headed in a different direction. Bad things happen left and right. You might walk up the street, make a wrong turn, and your whole life could flip.

Meek Mill

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I love math.

Max Charles

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My mother used to stop me from going to DJ battles. I'd, like, cry, get really upset.

Statik Selektah

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Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things.

Stevie Wonder

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When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.

Simon Callow

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I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.

Masayoshi Son

I AmSameShareShareholdersOther

I don't feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder.

Mike White

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Well, I'm very stubborn. I think I have common sense; I'm probably at times a bit tunnel-visioned, but I'm strong.

Michelle Pfeiffer

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I was shy and really into my school work and my drama. Then I joined 'EastEnders' at 16, and it was work, work, work. You become very isolated. I rarely went out and so didn't get to meet anyone.

Michelle Ryan

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