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Nevil Shute Quotes

When I was first sent from H.M.S. King Alfred to be interviewed by Goodeve in the Admiralty, I was furious. The War seemed to me, in June of 1940, to be desperately serious, and England in imminent peril of invasion.

Nevil Shute

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

War King Me Serious First June

Buzz has reduced my range. Running safely with him means using fewer and shorter routes, with multiple laps per day or multiple returns there per week. Neither of us minds repeating ourselves. This is what runners do.

Joe Henderson

Day Week Minds Him Us Means

I mean, the country was founded on free enterprise. There's good things about it, and there's obviously bad things about it.

Joan Cusack

Good Good Things Free Bad Country

Just be a cool grandpa who's creative, and hang out and tell stories and read a book in the library.

Angelina Jolie

Creative Cool Book Library Out Tell

I try to watch everybody.

Steve Clevenger

Try Watch Everybody

It generally takes me about nine months from the point the book is conceived to the point my editor sends it off to be typeset.

Julia London

Me Book Point Off Nine Takes

There is no limit to suffering human beings have been willing to inflict on others, no matter how innocent, no matter how young, and no matter how old. This fact must lead all reasonable human beings, that is, all human beings who take evidence seriously, to draw only one possible conclusion: Human nature is not basically good.

Dennis Prager

Nature Good Suffering Human Nature

I would look a little silly playing Casanova now.

Donald Sutherland

Silly Look Now Little Playing Would

I'm always curious about anyone who has enough passion to go onstage and say, 'This is what I'm really passionate about.' It's always worth listening to.

Clemence Poesy

Passion Curious Listening Enough Go

We who go out to die shall be remembered, because we gave the world peace. That will be our reward, though we will know nothing of it, but lie rotting in the earth - dead.

Philip Gibbs

Peace Lie World Die Reward Earth

The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful and I don't think a character like that could exist now.

Sylvia Kristel

Character Today Time People Think

I was very depressed at a young age and felt like I didn't have agency towards that. Being 'female' meant I couldn't be that - I couldn't be angry, loud, sullen. Being sad meant I was weak.

Petra Collins

Age Sad Angry Young Weak Being

Back when I used to struggle with how I could define myself in the film business, I knew that I'd always remain true to myself and what I wanted to accomplish. The style of action I showcase is quite different from other stars we usually see, but I'm remaining true to myself, and hopefully this comes across.

Scott Adkins

Stars Business Style Myself Struggle