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Bernard Cornwell Quotes

It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance.

Bernard Cornwell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: February 23, 1944

Topics

Day Fun Chance Every Day Down Tell

Contradiction was something I really like when it is embraced in that kind of philosophy.

Philosophy Kind Something Like

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

John Mason Good

Happiness Pool Stagnant Activity

African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.

Opportunity Politics Skin Him Miss

It's productive and fun to try interpreting cave paintings, but ultimately, they can't teach us anything beyond what we imagine them to be.

Fun Teach Beyond Try Cave Anything

I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom would really love it if we did that in Arkansas, where I came from.

Mary Steenburgen

Love Mom Think Thought Know Kind

I read. It's also nice for me to get involved in schoolwork, which is a totally different world than acting. It makes me feel like I am doing things that normal people are doing at my age.

Age I Am People Me World Doing

I don't think anybody at the major studios is rushing to offer me a romantic lead.

Romantic Me Think Lead Offer Major

It's funny, because music is one of those things it is natural to go into. You hear it so much growing up, it kind of permeates you and eventually you spew out some music of your own.

Funny Music Growing Up You Growing

Playing two people is definitely difficult, but it's made possible by everyone around me, and it's a big team effort.

Effort People Me Team Possible Big

I haven't had the occasion to meet Adele. She lives in England. So when I'm flying, or when she comes over here, perhaps we'll have a chance. I think she's a very fine singer, a very strong writer and performer.

Aretha Franklin

Flying Chance Strong Think Meet She

Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship is easy to associate with, because I feel that everyone has been through it.

Character Relationship Feel Easy

There's this great thing called the 'Chitlin' Circuit,' which I started my shows on and back in the day when, you know, Ray Charles and Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington, they couldn't get into white establishments, so they went on this circuit and toured. They were huge stars in their own community, you know, and that's pretty much my same story.

Stars Community Great Day Story You

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