Spillman's Quotes

#1. The range of events taking place in Canberra may just reflect Lyn Spillman's (1997) suggestion that, in a diverse country, diversity itself becomes an aspect of national identity

Anonymous

#2. I'm never fully satisfied with any Microsoft product.

Bill Gates

#3. My aunt could never understand how writing could be a full-time job. She'd keep asking when I'd get a real job!

Ken Spillman

#4. I tried talking to a psychologist once. Two minutes in, I said, 'Ciao!' Never again. There's no way, no way, I'd continue! I couldn't buy into a single thing the guy was saying.

Angel Cabrera

#5. Once again I distrusted happiness, mistaking it for complacency.

Rob Spillman

#6. Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children to read.

Ken Spillman

#7. I can't save you unless you save me, too.

Karen Quan

#8. Interacting with Indian children was so fulfilling. They are so affectionate. Every school I've visited, I've been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and love they've showered me with!

Ken Spillman

#9. It's fun to be an actor and dress up, but I'm happy being me and just loving accepting my personal style.

India De Beaufort

#10. There are reasons why it is often difficult to reach our dead. When we do, our lives and everything we believe to be true can be turned entirely upside down.

April Slaughter

#11. My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped my thinking more than the work of any critic.

Sasha Frere-Jones

#12. And here's the surprising truth: As you gaze at yourself in the mirror held by another, you will see far more than your flaws. You also will see the beauty that is uniquely you; beauty that others see clearly and you may hardly know exists. That is also part of the truth about you.

Steve Goodier

#13. Sometimes you think people will be around forever, and then you lose them with no warning at all.

Meg Wolitzer

#14. I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.

Cate Blanchett

#15. When one has taken root, one puts out branches.

Jules Verne

#16. I don't think a songwriter should lose their mojo. In my situation, I'm one of those artists that lasts over a long period rather than have your moment and your moment is gone.

Jimmy Cliff

#17. The best way to enhance a child's imagination is to make them read.

Ken Spillman

#18. When you're being told that you're good at something, you start to believe them and then you forget about your hopes and dreams,

Ken Spillman

#19. There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.

Steve Daines