Malorie Blackman Quotes

What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point.

Malorie Blackman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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So, I'm thinking of a name for a villain that has a sense of humor. I thought of 'The Joker' as a name, and as soon as I thought that, I associate it with the playing card, as my family had a tradition of champion playing; my brother was a contract champion bridge player. There were always cards around the house.

Jerry Robinson

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I love Mark Buehrle. He's just a fun guy.

Jerry Reinsdorf

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For a long time, nobody had figured out Information Architecture, so we all just made stuff up.

Jeffrey Zeldman

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A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song.

John Mellencamp

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I think a lot of politicians, rightfully so, understand that their political futures are tied to how many times people see their names in print. The press is so accustomed to politicians wanting those things, it's a surprise when somebody's like, 'Whatever, I'm not really worried about those things.'

Matt Gonzalez

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Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.

Angela Davis

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I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don't know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it.

Amanda Lindhout

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I love the whole aspect of music, especially the singing; I never get tired of finding new songs to sing and sing them in a way that's interesting for the public.

Johnny Mathis

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It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people.

Doug Baldwin

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The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.

Christian Scott

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If you're making everybody happy, you're lying to somebody.

Brian Sandoval

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When I first moved out to L.A., I was still 17. The deal with my dad was that I would be able to live out there if I were to treat my acting classes like college classes. So when I moved, that's all I did: trained and auditioned.

Brianna Hildebrand

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