Wilbur Smith Quotes

I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates who were passing by on their way to re-provision their boat. They didn't even acknowledge me - which is unheard of among sailors - and it was like looking into the eyes of a black mamba.

Wilbur Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
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  • Birth: January 9, 1933

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I don't even like to show midriff - it's my characters who are always showing midriff.

Jennifer Sky

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The executive branch maneuvered this result deftly.

Andrew Cohen

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Like the tail fins on fifties American cars or the parabolic shapes of Populuxe furniture, 'West Side Story' incarnates the dream of momentum in the golden age of the twentieth century.

John Lahr

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Our comedy was light-hearted amusement that seemingly tripped naturally off the tongue. That's why I don't think it will date.

Ronnie Corbett

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Teach him to think for himself? Oh, my God, teach him rather to think like other people!

Mary Shelley

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Oklahoma City, Katrina... those happened to other unfortunate people. But 9/11, that happened to us all. And that was pretty much the genesis of 'Reign Over Me.'

Mike Binder

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I tell people that the history of Mozilla and Firefox is so one of a kind that it should not be used - ever - as an example of what's possible.

Mitch Kapor

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I've never been particularly good at explaining or even understanding what this sort of rage is that is so accessible to me. I'm not an out-of-control person, but I can access in my work very easily a feeling of real fury. Thank goodness I've channeled it into my work, I guess.

Jason Robert Brown

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My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films.

Brigitte Bardot

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I remember being a teenager and saying, 'Oh, I want to be an actress when I grow up.' And people saying, 'You need to be a good liar - are you a good liar?'

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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We are an organization led by a purpose - to make a positive, meaningful impact that matters to everyone Deloitte touches. I will do my best to serve the network by helping enable our leaders and people to fulfill their passion to make a difference.

Punit Renjen

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I don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound.

Peter Greenaway

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