Terry Pratchett Quotes

Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong.

Terry Pratchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WrongGoOperaThingsFailBecause

Before every show, I eat half a rotisserie chicken.

John Legend

ChickenEatHalfShowBeforeEvery

Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this year.

Tom Daley

GoldWinYearOverBeenOlympic

It's this idea that success changes you as a person... I've never seen my career that way.

Mary Balogh

SuccessYouCareerPersonWayNever

Social media has created a digital latticework, but it has also, for some, created abusive commenters, silos, and validation rather than curiosity.

Mary Pilon

Social MediaCuriosityMediaDigital

I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change.

Misty Copeland

ChangeThinkLookAlwaysChanging

I am just like you and everyone else. I am trying to live my life as best I can.

Liz Phair

LifeLiveBestI AmMy LifeYou

It is up to us to produce better-quality movies.

Lloyd Kaufman

MoviesUpUsProduce

The best booksellers are like trustworthy pushers: Whatever they're dealing, you take it.

Julia Glass

BestYouTrustworthyWhateverTake

I've been singing since I was 16 because I love it - I wanted to be a singer, not a star. There's a difference between wanting to be famous and wanting to sing well.

Bonnie Tyler

LoveSingingFamousSingerStar

Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.

Bruce Nauman

WorkAngerFrustrationYouAnything

A part of being an actress that is sort of frustrating is that the writers get to tell you about your character.

Annabeth Gish

CharacterYouTellBeingGetYour

I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.

Ashwin Sanghi

LifeIdentityWritingMy LifeYears

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