Daphne Guinness Quotes
I hate the idea of making any of my children into a mini-me. That would be terrible.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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I love what I do professionally, I'm really blessed. But my priority is my husband and my children.
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.
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Among my books, the ones that sell best are for readers between the ages of 8 and 12. According to a study by the Association of American Publishers, the largest area of industry growth in 2014 was in the children and young adult category.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.
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You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.
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People in Sweden talk a lot about the weather - how much we hate it. But Finns get more depressed.
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A society of 'children first' is a society that nurtures smiling faces in everyone.
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Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I will always be in your heart, and if you hate me, I will be in your mind.
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I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?.
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I hate parameters. They immediately alienate a bunch of people.
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I had to write something and couldn't think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella's character, I realized that she was too much of a goody-two-shoes for me, and I would hate her before I finished ten pages.
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Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in New York with a little play called Cruise Control, where I relaxed, and then I kept getting work in Hollywood till this series happened.
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I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.
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I like children - fried.
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I want my children to know that we often become resilient for others.
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We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children.
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Most schools have only a microwave or deep fryer, hardly the tools needed to feed our children real, fresh food.
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The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money, and the most repellent man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor.
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In healthy families, children discover (through being listened to) that what they have to say is important and that their experiences and ideas (and they themselves) have worth. They are encouraged to think for themselves, express opinions, and make decisions for themselves. Parents supporting them in standing on their own two feet and doing what they think is right. Trusting and gaining confidence in themselves, they develop an inner locus of control.
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There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire – poison and antidote.
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I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored.
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I hate the idea of making any of my children into a mini-me. That would be terrible.
