Terry Pratchett Quotes

I've lost both parents in the last two years, so you pick up on that stuff. That's the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother's funeral, but you don't switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill.

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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I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.

Joe Klein

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I had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still do.

Jesse Eisenberg

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The key for me with 'Star Wars' is to stay in their world. Don't get in the way of what is already known and what works. I think of the basic nature of the filmmaking process that worked so well for the original trilogy. No stylistic flights of fancy for the sake of showing off. Tell the story, get the shot, get the performances, and move on.

John Cassaday

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The Entrepreneurial Perspective is absolutely necessary for the creation of a great, growing business.

Michael Gerber

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We are drawn to artists who tell us that art is difficult to do and takes a spiritual effort, because we are still puritan enough to respect a strenuous spiritual effort.

John Updike

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I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts.

Stephen King

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Discovering witnesses is just as important as catching criminals.

Simon Wiesenthal

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I hate Keanu Reeves. I think he's a punk.

Troy Duffy

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I really like that my work is getting more people interested in science.

Lisa Randall

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I realized my family was funny, because nobody ever wanted to leave our house.

Anthony Anderson

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I remember joining a boarding school in the sixth grade. I was lazy, complacent, and fat. Suddenly, I realised that I had to fend for myself. That's when I discovered this drive within myself. For the first time, I ranked first in class, which was a miracle in itself. However, it didn't matter to my family.

Twinkle Khanna

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When I look back at football, I've always said to myself, 'I'd rather leave the game and have something in my tank rather than have left all of me out on the field.'

Richard Seymour

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