Terry Pratchett Quotes

Previous generations understood about death, and undoubtedly would have seen a reasonable amount of death. Once you get into the Victorian era, you might well have seen the funerals of many of your siblings before you were very old.

Terry Pratchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DeathYouOldSeenWellGet

There's only one person in this race who will be there, who's always been there for you, and that's Hillary Clinton's life story.

Joe Biden

LifeStoryYouLife StoryPerson

I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into that category, it means you're working. So that's good!

John C. McGinley

GoodCharacterPeopleEnoughYou

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

Andrea Thompson

ForgivenessCompassionThinkLearn

The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

John Lewis

GovernmentDutyStateReasonable

There is in the DNA of the Italians a bit of madness, which in the overwhelming majority of cases is positive. It is genius. It is talent. It's the masterpieces of art. It's the food, fashion, everything that makes Italy great in the world.

Matteo Renzi

PositiveGreatArtFoodTalentDNA

Having a strong sense of self is fundamental to you, no matter what you're doing. I don't care if you're a stay at home mom raising kids or if you're the CEO of a corporation. It's really important for your survival.

Shonda Rhimes

HomeMomStrongCareSelfDoing

I don't have any focus groups on talent and programming. If I need five people in a mall to be paid $40 to tell me how to do my job, I shouldn't do my job.

Roger Ailes

FocusJobTalentPeopleMeNeed

I love my kids, and the moments I have with them, and it's kind of weird, it's such an age old cliche, but the way that my sons, the way they make me feel when I look at them, the way they say things, no one else would probably react to them, but it's a special thing for me.

Michael Rapaport

LoveAgeMeWeirdMomentsLook

Certain characters get to me and stay with me for a while.

Miranda Otto

MeStayGetCharactersCertain

When you're writing for newspapers you have all these parameters. You can't swear, you have to use short paragraphs, all that. If you stay within those parameters, you have lots of freedom because you're writing for the next day.

Chuck Klosterman

FreedomDayWritingShortYouNext

I think 'Paper Moon' is a comedy-drama. 'What's Up, Doc?' was the most severe comedy, but my favorite film of my own is 'They All Laughed,' which is a kind of bittersweet comedy.

Peter Bogdanovich

MoonThinkComedyKindMy OwnOwn

I like to write about the solitary things people do. Humans seem to function best when they're alone.

Thomas McGuane

AloneBestPeopleWriteThingsSeem

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