Malorie Blackman Quotes

I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break.

Malorie Blackman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 8, 1962

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People equate success with youth. And if you haven't had a certain amount of success by a certain time in your life, it's never going to happen. There's a fear about that. So people start lying about their age really young. I've never done that because I think it's so insignificant.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

LifeSuccessFearAgeTimePeople

I don't need a coach to tell me what to say. I need a coach to figure out what kind of shirt to wear and how to look at the camera and how to avoid, you know, picking your nose on camera.

Michael J. Saylor

MeCameraYouLookKnowKind

My aspiration isn't to be famous; it's to design clothes. If that gets me attention at the end of the day, cool.

Sofia Richie

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I got into the weights because I didn't want anybody messing with me. I wanted people to say, 'Oh, he's so big, I don't want to mess with him.' And second of all, I wanted to be great at football. I wanted to be the baddest dude around because I knew what it was like to not be.

Mike Daniels

GreatFootballPeopleMeSayWant

You gotta strike while the iron's hot.

Josh Schwartz

YouStrikeHotIronGottaWhile

People think I'm kind and considerate and that I listen and evaluate and give each party a chance to talk. The public's perception of judges seems to be improving because of what I'm doing, and that makes me happy.

Joseph Wapner

HappyPeopleMePerceptionChance

If I could separate 'The Originals' from 'The Vampire Diaries' in a nutshell, I'd say that 'The Vampire Diaries' is more coming-of-age, and we're more these monsters reveling in who they are and what they are.

Joseph Morgan

SayMoreVampireMonstersIf I Could

I'd always done musicals, and so living in the world of straight plays and working with off-Broadway actors and living in that community was a completely life-changing experience.

Jonathan Groff

CommunityExperienceWorldLiving

I don't mind getting old except for the pain. I have two new knees, so going downstairs is not perfect. Nobody tells you about the pain.

Diana Rigg

PainMindNot PerfectYouPerfect

But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they have stayed with us.

Bob Schieffer

PastPeopleBackIn The PastUsWho

As far as I know, all the presidents know about Area 51. It would almost be impossible for them not to.

Annie Jacobsen

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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Plautus

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