Beverly Cleary Quotes
Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy of words as if they were written with a pen instead of a computer. Penelope Fitzgerald is a favorite.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an actor now.'
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When I was little, I got into a little accident, and it gave me congenital glaucoma in both of my eyes.
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There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
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It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.
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I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.
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I'm not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It's only me.
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I would never go to a gym. How could I do it? So I tried to do it in my house and it doesn't work.
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I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
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I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.
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Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
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Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know if its the way you say it, or how you look.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.
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Our country is in deep trouble. To talk and re-litigate in 1998, or even what Mitt Romney said or didn't say in 1994 or 2002, I don't think most people really care.
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You can tell if there's magic in something. When you start it, you want to finish it and you want it to be perfect. If you're not inspired, and you're working hard to pull inspiration from somewhere and make a song something it's not, then it's very contrived, and I don't like to write music that's contrived.
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I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
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i am always doing things i can't do. that's how i get to do them.
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There are certain parts of the home that I think embellishment feels cozy and inviting. Then there are other environments, for example, the living room, where I don't have a ton of items on the table.
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Not many artists or bands go platinum every year, from what people have told me, so it's an honor to have so many fans. A million people, that's a lot of people! Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Justin Timberlake sell a few million, and so hopefully I'll make my way up to that.
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All Australians understand that high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband is a critical part of the infrastructure our nation needs to prosper in coming years.
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I say 20 words in English. I say money, money, money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say money, money, money and I say turkey sandwich and I say grape juice.
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Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy of words as if they were written with a pen instead of a computer. Penelope Fitzgerald is a favorite.
