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Adrian McKinty Quotes

I used to get a lift to school every day with a man who was a major in the British Army.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: 1968

Topics

Day Man School Army Every Day Lift

I worked in Trenton, and then I got sidetracked into comedy and then onto 'SNL.' And then into being a live performer - what I do now; virtually that's what I am: I'm a live entertainer.

Live I Am Comedy Now Being Got

Watching soccer is my main hobby, really. I'm no tactician or coach, but I enjoy watching the free flow of it, the different styles, and the histories behind clubs. Like Barcelona vs. Madrid - it's not just a soccer game; it's a geopolitical struggle. There are great storylines and no commercials.

Great Struggle Free Game Hobby Flow

I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument - the first one, of course, was drums - till I was about nine years old.

Play Old First Years Begin Singer

Hindi writing, as well as Hindi journalism, is a great gift to Indian writing.

Great Writing Gift Journalism Well

A career is forward planning.

Forward Planning Career

Rarely ever see or meet the writer during shooting.

Meet See Shooting Writer Ever

This is what I think is fun about fiction - you get to use as much history as you want as scaffolding and then go beyond it and change it and mutate it.

Change History Fun Think You Want

When you're doing mountain rescue, you don't take a doctorate in mountain rescue; you look for somebody who knows the terrain. It's about context.

Mountain Doing You Look Context

I think we are looked upon as a veteran band.

Think Band I Think Veteran Looked

If you've been willing to put your life on the line to do something important for your country or your state, putting your job on the line is really not a very big deal.

Life Job You Country Important Line

My mother emails me stuff about when she finds a paparazzi photo and they're like, his hair is out of control.

Mother Me Control Hair She Out

Everyone has tests in their life. They come in lots of different forms. I had two or three together, which definitely challenged me as a person and as a sportsman. The big thing is how you react to those situations. You want to come out positively at the other end, and that's what I focused on doing.

Brian O'Driscoll

Life Together Me End Doing You

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