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Terry Pratchett Quotes

I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up the true voice of English humour - that amiable, fairly liberal, laconic voice which you find in something like 'Three Men in a Boat.'

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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Men Voice Boat Think Process You

When I started my blog, it was really this one goal - I said, 'I am not going to be famous to the world, but I could be famous to people on the Internet.' And I set a goal. I said, 'I'm going to win an award,' because I had never won an award in my entire life.

Mena Grabowski Trott

Life I Am People Win World Award

Young people in my generation were sort of in lockstep, and it wasn't just the '40s, either. In the '30s and in the '50s it was the same. No one ever dropped out unless he got sick or got kicked out.

John Knowles

People Sick Generation Young Out He

She would have thrived as a grandmother. I know how much she would have contributed to their lives, and I am sad they will miss out on that.

Angelina Jolie

Sad I Am Know Grandmother Will She

I like Sarah Palin.

Tucker Carlson

Like Sarah Palin Sarah Palin

I'm not particularly tall, strong, fast, or aggressive.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Strong Fast Aggressive Tall

It's a well-known fact that the TV camera adds 10 pounds. I don't want to say that I've been calling my Jenny Craig consultant a lot, but I'm pretty sure I'm the first spokesperson whom they've considered filing a restraining order against.

Ross Mathews

Camera Say Want Consultant First

Cyber weapons won't go away, and their spread can't be controlled. Instead, as we've done for other destructive technologies, the world needs to establish a set of principles to determine the proper conduct of governments regarding cyber conflict.

Jared Cohen

Conflict World Go Done Principles

I never quite know if what I do will be understood.

Chris Raschka

Know Will Never Understood Quite

In my office, I have a very beautiful marble bust of Seneca. I always have my eye on him when I'm taking phone calls. He's one of the many philosophers I've always read and admired.

Brunello Cucinelli

Beautiful Eye Phone Office Him He

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

Aristotle

Brave Action Become Just Performing

Were the Rolling Stones good looking? Well, Jagger was, but the rest of the dudes? Maybe not so much.

Ashton Irwin

Good Looking Rest Good Looking Well

Of course it's why you want to become a writer - because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it.

Tobias Wolff

You Liberty Want Why Become Because