Barry Unsworth Quotes

Eudora Welty's 'A Curtain of Green' had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto North of England provincialism were not successful. All were rejected.

Barry Unsworth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: August 10, 1930 - June 4, 2012

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I used to dream about presenting a comedy show and also about directing films.

Joe Cornish

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The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.

John F. Kennedy

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In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community.

Robert Mueller

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When I have a big enough handbag to carry a little pair of booties with, I always do - those pointy Christian Louboutin heels are just no fun to walk around in.

Anna Kendrick

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I don't dig Trump or follow what he has to say, but I find it fascinating that he's surfaced in the political arena. But I'm a Hillary supporter, and I don't go the Trump way.

Jeff Bridges

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We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight.

Sondra Radvanovsky

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I think my biggest tip - and I consider it a part of my beauty routine - is getting my sleep, without a doubt. I do a true eight hours.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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The wealthy are doing just fine in the Obama economy.

Rob Portman

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I've played quite a few good guys.

Luke Evans

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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and deal with real issues in real ways.

Joyce Meyer

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It is always the same: once you are liberated, you are forced to ask who you are.

Jean Baudrillard

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