Terry Pratchett Quotes

I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there are more than 30 books in the Discworld series, it is the four that were written for children which have won the awards. I've never been quite certain why this is.

Terry Pratchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Almost half our representatives in Washington apparently know more about science than our scientists. Or they pretend to, because big corporations give them a lot of money to make sure they can keep doing the destructive things that they do.

Jimmy Kimmel

ScienceMoneyDoingKnowWashington

As a longtime practitioner of yoga and a person who's been involved in physical fitness my whole life, I can tell you, yoga helps you achieve altered states of consciousness. It is not just stretching. The only way you can say that it's stretching is if you haven't done it, or that you haven't done it rigorously for a long period of time.

Joe Rogan

LifeTimeFitnessLongYouI Can

The last thing I want to do is complain; I love what I do, and I know every job comes with a downside. But boy, this one's a doozy...You pull out of your driveway, and the paparazzi literally chase you, running red lights - I'm a really careful driver, especially with my kids in the car, but I worry they're going to cause an accident.

Jennifer Garner

LoveCarJobRedWorryYou

My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do get somewhere.

Jeanette Winterson

OutsideAlwaysSpotlightSomewhere

Once we agree on the future, the present will be much easier. A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there. We have first to decide where we want to go, where we want to sail.

Ami Ayalon

FutureSailWindPresentEarthKnow

My life is not as dramatic as it is depicted in the shows. I am not at all submissive. I am free-spirited.

Sriti Jha

LifeI AmMy LifeSubmissiveShows

Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.

Mason Cooley

ChildrenWaySameGetUse

Computers ought to help people find their own best path through lots of textual information.

Mitch Kapor

PathBestPeopleComputersHelpOwn

Projection of sound gives the stage a life different from real life. As actors and interpretive artists, we must not only be able to know the attitude of the script, we must also make ourselves heard - without amplification.

Jason Robards

LifeAttitudeKnowSoundRealStage

I'm a big hip hop fan.

Jonah Hill

BigFanHip HopHipHop

I just take the fights and do what I love.

Donald Cerrone

LoveTakeJustFightsI Love

There are not so many mythical creatures from Inkheart.

Cornelia Funke

MythicalCreaturesMany

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