Chris Crutcher Quotes
In 2004, one of my books, 'Whale Talk,' was chosen as an all-school read in Fowlerville, Michigan, a rural town not far from Detroit. They had done what I thought was a brilliant and innovative thing: decided to teach the book in every discipline, sophomores through seniors.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
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I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
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It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world.
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If I got hit by a truck, I would want to go to hospital, but if something is bothering me I will see my naturopath.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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It's very rare, as an actor, to be someplace - to have an address, so to speak.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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The sky is a free asset in design, and nothing unnecessary should be planted that takes away the sky.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it's greedy or loving.
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They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.
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Practicing medicine is not only my vocation, it gives me an opportunity to continue to be in direct contact with people, to see them and hear their needs.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
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The Information Age offers much to mankind, and I would like to think that we will rise to the challenges it presents. But it is vital to remember that information - in the sense of raw data - is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.
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Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights.
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I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.
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I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends.
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In 2004, one of my books, 'Whale Talk,' was chosen as an all-school read in Fowlerville, Michigan, a rural town not far from Detroit. They had done what I thought was a brilliant and innovative thing: decided to teach the book in every discipline, sophomores through seniors.
