Katherine Ryan Quotes
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My husband and I, when we had our five children and they were grown, we thought we were entitled to grandchildren. And so we were just expecting this to happen; of course, nothing was happening. And then we kept begging, bribing, cajoling, anything - threatening to adopt our own grandchildren - and finally, we got some grandchildren.
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I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
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Be curious, not judgmental.
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It's not as if there's a noise problem, because they use the same circuits as Formula One.
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There was something so immensely redemptive and exciting for me to imagine that my unknown father was not just a man who had abandoned me but a noble man of adventure who had no choice.
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In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.
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When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.
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It's important for people to recognize that they shouldn't ignore symptoms like shortness of breath or a cough that won't go away, because these may be signs of COPD.
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You can love someone like your son, even if he's not your biological son, and you can love someone like your father, even if he's not your biological father.
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Nothing is wasted.
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I liked Michael Jackson and used to practice his steps. I enjoy dancing!
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Around here, ma’am, if folks got they mouth open, if they ain’t eating then they lying.
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One night I realized that when you give people understanding and encouragement a funny little meek childish look abashes their eyes, no matter what they've been doing they weren't sure it was right - lambies all over the world.
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Give time for a worthy cause (with eagerness) - you will be worthy and richly rewarded.
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Serious reflexion about one's own character will often induce a curious sense of emptiness; and if one knows another person well, one may sometimes intuit a similar void in him. (This is one of the strange privileges of friendship.)
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(Never thought I'd be telling Malcolm and Ilya the same thing...
