Beverly Cleary Quotes
I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.
Beverly Cleary
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
Larry Wilmore
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
Maajid Nawaz
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
Zachary Gordon
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I want to see as many black professionals as possible.
Orlando Jones
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The opposite of an underminer is a supporter. When colleagues are supportive, they go out of their way to be givers rather than takers, working to enhance our productivity, make us look good, share ideas, and provide timely help.
Adam Grant
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All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing.
D. H. Lawrence
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I met Ray Charles at 14, and he was 16. But he was like a hundred years older than me.
Quincy Jones
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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
Uzo Aduba
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Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value.
Konrad Lorenz
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My sister taught me how to write my name when I was about three. I remember writing my whole name: Jacqueline Amanda Woodson. I just loved the power of that, of being able to put a letter on the page and that letter meaning something.
Jacqueline Woodson
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Money is misunderstood. The fact is if you want to be successful - the money will follow you. If you are a doctor, something else will follow you. If you are successful, there is an accompaniment. If your goal is just to make money, you won't succeed. Money is a commodity to use, not to be dictated by.
Frank Lowy
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I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.
Beverly Cleary
