Terry Pratchett Quotes

It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing.

Terry Pratchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 28, 1948 - March 12, 2015

Topics

SomeoneDoingWorthYouSomething

The right-wing conservatives are so entitled in their snobbery that no one is ever good enough for them, so the rest of us, especially moderates, must suffer.

Meghan McCain

GoodRestEnoughSufferUsMust

Every generation comes upon the movie again, and then, invariably, the books have a spike in sales because people want to read more about Mary Poppins.

John Lee Hancock

PeopleGenerationWantMoreSales

Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs.

Maurice Strong

PoliticalPowerfulHumanForce

I'm as patient a father as I am on the tennis court. It takes a lot for me to get really upset, but sometimes kids can get you really cross if they really keep bugging you.

Roger Federer

FatherI AmMeYouSometimesUpset

The motivations I had for being successful were somewhat dysfunctional.

Molly Bloom

SuccessfulDysfunctionalBeingWere

I don't think good films have messages.

Julia Leigh

GoodThinkMessagesFilms

When I hit the scene, there was Billy Connolly and Max Boyce. It was all mother-in-law and Irish jokes, and we broke the mould. Now there are thousands of comedians out there, and I don't think I can be above it all.

Jasper Carrott

ThinkI CanMother-In-LawNowIrish

For the first 42 years of my life, I was the guy who wouldn't be caught dead doing yoga.

Diamond Dallas Page

LifeMy LifeDoingDeadFirstYears

I like how you can go back and watch David Lean and John Ford and see the influence that had on Steven Spielberg, especially David Lean, in the camerawork, and yet, you don't watch any Spielberg movie and think of David Lean. Once you're looking for it, you see it all, but it's not in your face.

Colin Trevorrow

InfluenceLookingFaceThinkYouGo

I think denim is something everyone feels comfortable in. It's kind of my uniform, really.

Clemence Poesy

ThinkUniformKindComfortableFeels

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.

Bryant H. McGill

ChangeCouragePeopleWillNever

'Ragtime' was the most magical show that I've done. I had an incredible experience with that, with the show itself, with the cast, with the audience. The response to that show - my God, it really blew me away, the reactions to that show, the way it changed their lives and altered their thinking, their own self-discovery.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

GodExperienceMeThinkingDoneWay

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