Kate Atkinson Quotes

Everyone said, 'Well, you're very old for a first novel,' and I said, 'How do you write when you haven't lived? How do you write when you have no experience? How do you write straight out of university?'

Kate Atkinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 20, 1951

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ExperienceYouSaidWriteFirstOut

I get insecure about a lot of things. In my line of work, unfortunately, your appearance is important, and I'm always like, 'Am I going to the gym enough this month? Have I been taking care of myself?' I get insecure about things from time to time.

Jesse McCartney

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In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white drawing style mascot portrait called 'Johnny.' I made a poster for it and sent it around the world to corporate art departments.

John Van Hamersveld

Black And WhiteStyleArtSchoolOut

Acid wasn't getting a whole lot of bad press at the time, and as I saw the whole bad-press thing happen, I became aware that the government had done a whole lie on all the other benign drugs as well. It became clear to me that the government wanted no real drug education.

Tommy Rettig

EducationTimeLieGovernmentMe

In health care, you really need a balance of people who need health care today, tomorrow, and in the future.

Ron Williams

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I grew up with the classics. My mom and I would sit and watch 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'White Christmas' - those kind of movies.

Lucas Grabeel

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I turned up my nose at yoga for years. I was a rugby player growing up. But now I know. When I'm on those long international flights, like 22 hours from L.A. to Sydney, I'll get up sometimes and do yoga in the aisle just to stretch out a little bit.

Jason O'Mara

Growing UpLongKnowNowSometimes

TV is art. It's mass art. It's accessible to the masses.

Jordan Gavaris

ArtMassesTVMassAccessible

Acting should be an end in itself.

Chris Sarandon

EndActingShouldItself

I got to do a whole slew of TV movies playing the bad guy, including an episode of Smallville. That would never have happened if I hadn't done the Stand.

Corin Nemec

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That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young.

Suzanne Fields

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I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it.

Susana Martinez

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If anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an Indiana Jones film.

Sean Connery

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