John Mortimer
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1923
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should recognize the true importance of a single moment in time, the instant when you are fully and completely alive.
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He had his eyes open. We knew he was alive. He knew I was there.
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I think it will bring together a few facets of the running community that weren't linked, ... Starting off with the mile and going up to the long distances, it could potentially link both ends of the spectrum.
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Attack the medical evidence. Remember the jury's full of rheumatism and arthritis and shocking gastric troubles. They love to see a medical man put through it.
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There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
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Where There's a Will: Thoughts on the Good Life.
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There are a lot of sacrifices involved in running and it can certainly be difficult at times,
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She's certainly not a flash in the pan. She was highly recruited out of high school and went on to have a fantastic career at Kansas State, where she was a 12-time All-American.
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Children can spot pomposity, insincerity and self-regard a mile off and are the best possible antidote to such diseases.
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The greatest horrors of our world, from the executions in Iran to the brutalities of the IRA, are committed by people who are totally sincere
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There's more of yourself in a book than a play. that's why we know all about Dickens and not much about Shakespeare. Ben Jonson murdered people; Marlowe was a spy; Shakespeare just sat in the corner and took notes.