Kate Atkinson Quotes

I had a novel in the back of my mind when I won an Ian St James story competition in 1993. At the award ceremony an agent asked me if I was writing a novel. I showed her four or five chapters of what would become 'Behind the Scenes at the Museum' and to my surprise she auctioned them off.

Kate Atkinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CompetitionMindMeWritingStory

Students follow rules. Students complete assignments. The job of students - in part, at least - is to please their teachers. Now, I realize I may be exaggerating a little here, but basically I think I'm right: students do what they're told.

Jeffrey Toobin

JobThinkRulesNowTeachersFollow

Keep a journal, and learn how to see how you as an individuals sees information so you can learn your own sign language. Meditate and practice psychic self defense and surrounding yourself with prayer.

John Edward

PrayerYourselfPracticeLanguage

Politics, after all, is largely about power. And power goes to the core of our issues of control and narcissism and need to be right and tendency to divide the human race into 'us' vs. 'them.'

John Ortberg

PowerPoliticsControlRaceNeedUs

I really love voice over work, because it lets you go crazy and have fun. You literally can go anywhere with it!

Maxim Knight

WorkLoveFunCrazyHave FunVoice

Whether you're praying, meditating, you're getting silent, relaxing your mind... and you definitely want to train hard - in the weight room, on the track. You need to do all of it.

Mike Daniels

MindYouTrainWantSilentNeed

Healing rain is a real touch from God. It could be physical healing or emotional or whatever.

Michael W. Smith

GodRainHealingTouchRealCould

It brings me back to reality. The combine doesn't care if you're a senator or not. It breaks down whenever it wants to break down.

Jon Tester

MeCareRealityYouBackDown

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Branch Rickey

DevilLeisure

I never think about records. I focus on my race and try to get onto the podium consistently. It's hard enough to do that.

Brittany Bowe

FocusThinkEnoughRaceTryNever

I was raised in a tribal situation, among cannibal people.

William P. Young

PeopleSituationI Was RaisedTribal

'Cobra Clutch' was to let the world know we ain't going nowhere. We got the game in the cobra clutch.

Prodigy

WorldGameKnowNowhereGotGoing

We all face crossroads in our lives where we can retreat into ourselves, or we can hit the dance floor.

Sebastian Lelio

DanceFaceFloorRetreatWhereOur

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