David Almond Quotes

It's always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.

David Almond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 15, 1951

Topics

GoodChildrenWantPoliticiansBeen

We keep passing unseen through little moments of other people's lives.

Robert M. Pirsig

PeopleMomentsThroughLittleKeep

The great thing about the Internet is that it allows people to find and consume music.

Andy Taylor

MusicGreatPeopleInternetFind

You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.

Solange Knowles

LifeYouArtistKnowMoreNormal

There's a difference between 'political films' and 'films about Iraq.'

Rod Lurie

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There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

Michael Jordan

BasketballBelievePerfectGreatest

I want to dip my foot in some acting. And most definitely want to mentor upcoming artists and give them the wisdom that was given to me.

Missy Elliott

WisdomMeMentorActingWantFoot

The first big long-form work I did in comics was 'Scalped' for Vertigo, which ran for 60 issues.

Jason Aaron

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She says that I wore some pretty sexy leather pants to that first meeting, but I don't remember.

Dick Ebersol

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You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for.

Christopher Dawson

WorkGoodFoodMenDieYou

When you're writing with an artist or for an artist, you have to help them serve their vision. That's the cool part about writing songs. There are no rules.

Chris Stapleton

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'Human Target' was probably one of the best projects I ever worked on - that and 'Dr.Thirteen.' I just appreciated how smart Peter Milligan's writing is. It was smart and entertaining.

Cliff Chiang

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I engaged upon those activities because I believed that, in the dangerous circumstances which have been created in South Africa, it was my duty to do so.

Bram Fischer

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