Wilbur Smith Quotes

I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldn't want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith - I've had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe I'd like to be J. K. Rowling, but I'll settle for second best.

Wilbur Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I would say it's human nature to be ignorant and go straight to war, but 'Sense8' tries to illuminate the positive side of humanity.

Max Riemelt

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I was born in Mumbai. We stayed in a joint family. But in 1994, my father had to shift to Pune for business. I started working at a very early stage. Immediately after my SSC board examination, I took up odd jobs in shops, as I wanted to contribute to my family.

Amruta Khanvilkar

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Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pretty. Until I realised that's the stupidest thing you can do because people are so pretty in L.A.!

Amy Adams

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I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.

Stephen Malkmus

SingingStartNeverSingerDecided

I value unity because I believe we learn truth from each other in this process.

Rowan Williams

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Due process policies such as tenure are put in place to protect good teachers from being fired without cause. They aren't there to protect 'bad' teachers.

Donna Brazile

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A lot of directors, they're creative, but they're different.

Chris Tucker

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Many people think it's in bad taste to advertise for an insane asylum... but come on down. We're going crazy.

Colin Mochrie

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Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement.

Brandon Victor Dixon

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My live performance, it just comes from feeling an energy and emotion from the crowd.

Wiz Khalifa

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Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.

William Hague

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I'm a New Zealand actor, and I really want to be doing our stuff here, and our stuff includes plays from overseas. In terms of survival, maybe I should have taken a shot elsewhere at some point, but it gets back to the same theme - we should have our own people telling our own stories.

Peter Hambleton

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