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Nevil Shute Quotes

It's no good going on living in the ashes of a dead happiness.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: January 17, 1899 - January 12, 1960

Topics

Good Happiness Living Dead Going

As an actor ages north of 60, he tends to be in more father roles than anything else. It's generational. And it tends to be a relationship that fascinates people, the flawed relationships between parents and kids.

Father Relationship Parents People

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.

Freedom Children Parenting Enough

I don't think most people are all heroic or all villainous, so I find ambiguity of motivations to be a natural human condition.

People Think Find Human Ambiguity

New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly; it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else.

Technology Ugly Tomorrow New Knows

I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world.

Thankful People World Fortunate Most

Before 'Lost Boy,' I was singing, doing six-second covers on Vine, working part-time and in school, but music was always my true love.

Love Music True Love School Singing

My law school class in the late 1950s numbered over 500. That class included less than 10 women.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Women School Law Late Class Over

There was interest from clubs in Italy and England, I believe. But I've never been attracted by the way they play in Italy. Staying in Spain was always my preference.

Believe Play I Believe Way Never

I loved 'Weekend,' and it meant a lot to me when I saw it in the movie theater. I think 'Looking' feels more like that movie than any of those other shows, with a little more comedy thrown in than 'Weekend.' But it's certainly got the vibe and look and feeling of that movie.

Me Looking Think Loved Comedy Look

We get picked up in these Rolls Royces and get three miles down the highway and five cop cars pull us over.

Johnny Thunders

Down Three Over Up Miles Highway

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

Future I Am Me Remember Year Class

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

Government People Democracy Talking

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