Betty Smith Quotes
Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the attempt to write stories kept her straight on the dividing line between truth and fiction. If she had not found this outlet in writing, she might have grown up to be a tremendous liar.Betty Smith
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After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.
Barack Obama -
Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
Tatyana Tolstaya -
In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
M. J. Rose -
Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
Malcolm Gladwell -
Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
M. J. Rose -
I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside.
Zoe Saldana
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Make it absolutely clear to yourself what you want from other people. That is really half the secret for drawing your desire to you in the shortest possible time and with the least amount of effort.
Vernon Howard -
As long as I love Beauty I am young.
W. H. Davies -
While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
Randy Neugebauer -
The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.
Maeve Binchy -
A resilient culture has a certain amount of resistance embedded in it. Not so much to capsize it, but enough so that it doesn't atrophy.
Adam Grant -
I do a lot of TV stuff, but I also turn a lot down - it's got to be an adventure.
Vanilla Ice
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I don't need fame and I don't need power and I don't need wealth. I'm in need of friends, which I have found in abundance.
Utah Phillips -
I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.
J. D. Salinger -
'EastEnders' has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind; she's such a wonderful character to play. I have had the pleasure of working with a marvelous cast and crew and have made many lasting good friends.
Barbara Windsor -
I started off in comedy, but that's just where I got my work. I've always been an actor.
Olivia Colman -
There is inspiration all around us.
Kapil Dev -
I think as a filmmaker one should make all kinds of films. It is not that one should make only one kind of film. I love to see romantic films; I loved watching 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,' 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.' If I make such films, I will make it with my yardstick, according to my parameters.
Madhur Bhandarkar
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The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
Ed Sheeran -
My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up, and I never felt any sense of deprivation or anything like that.
George J. Mitchell -
The power of capitalism to mediate the gap between rich and poor is pretty incredible. Indeed, I think, year by year, the gap gets less.
Bill Gates -
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
Magnus Carlsen -
Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the attempt to write stories kept her straight on the dividing line between truth and fiction. If she had not found this outlet in writing, she might have grown up to be a tremendous liar.
Betty Smith