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Ngaio Marsh Quotes

If you don't write about what you know, you're like a barrister and have to do a frightful amount of research for each case.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: April 23, 1895 - February 18, 1982

Topics

Research You Know Write Like About

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.

Theatre Design Acting Stage Little

It's that invasive and puerile curiosity to feed a tabloid culture. I don't subscribe to it.

Culture Curiosity Feed Subscribe

In a man, I look for a friend, someone who's equal, with whom I'm comfortable.

Jennifer Aniston

Friend Man Someone Look Comfortable

The conventional Aristotelian plot proceeds by means of a protagonist, an antagonist, and a series of events comprising a rising action, climax and denouement.

Action Events Rising Plot Means

I take it for what it is, and sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on a different frequency than I was sending it.

Michael Ian Black

Time Criticism Sometimes Something

Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

Michael Ignatieff

Patriotism Strong Feeling Country

If you are well known at something else, you get points for doing stuff which lots of other people do, and much more, and they don't get any points at all. You get over-praised, over-credited.

People Doing You More Something Get

There's no such thing as lack of confidence. You either have it or you don't.

Confidence You Either Lack Thing

I will make time to eat every day. I couldn't do as much as I do, actually, if I didn't eat.

Time Day Every Day Will Eat Much

I have a very high metabolism, and I have to constantly eat to keep on going.

Eat High Keep Going Metabolism Very

I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star.

Music Think Interesting Kind Big

As long as I'm needed. I'll be ready to serve. I look forward with optimism. We need the Jews here. Move to Israel! Move to Israel!

Optimism Forward Long Look Ready

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