David Nicholls Quotes

There's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the whole of 'Great Expectations,' even among the minor characters.

David Nicholls

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 30, 1966

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My personal view is that such total planning by the state is an absolute good and not simply a relative good... I do not myself think of the attitude I take as deriving from Marx - though this undoubtedly will be suggested - but from Fichte and Hegel.

John Grierson

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To me, part of the fascinating profession of acting is to participate in all these strange situations, to try to understand all these interesting characters, fictitious or real, their human nature... It's extraordinarily fascinating.

Max von Sydow

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Nothing is funnier than a true story told by a bitter old black man.

Michael Che

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It seems natural to me that as a writer, you should have some kind of, you know, there should be some kind of projection that you actually have influenced people who are closest to you.

Amiri Baraka

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I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

Martin Yan

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Before 'The Walking Dead,' a few of the jobs before that were just like, 'Ugh.' I try and make everything as creative as possible, even when I get the script and can't imagine what I'm going to do with it.

Michael Rooker

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When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level balanced. I mostly balance both by drinking a lot of coffee and making sure I time manage well, which doesn't happen all the time, especially during finals week.

Mirai Nagasu

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Nowhere else have I grown more in my faith than in the midst of my family.

Deborah Raney

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Well I don't want to talk about myself, that's so rude and egotistical.

Christine Lavin

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I want to provide a well-rounded perspective of life.

Coolio

LifePerspectiveWantWell-Rounded

My acting career began at age three and my parents got me into it. I was in a McDonald's commercial.

Corey Feldman

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I've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes.

Claudia Christian

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