K. A. Applegate Quotes
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.
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One of the things I like best about Netflix is that they make projects like 'Beasts of No Nation.' It's a film about a reality in an African country where kids were being used to be soldiers in a war. And it made so much sense to me as a citizen of the world.
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I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.
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Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone? Instead, we need to give kids projects that allow them to exercise their minds and discover things for themselves.
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I hope people don't think I'm crazy, because I'm not.
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I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.
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My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa.
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A lot of times people feel a little apprehensive about suggesting to actually meet in person. One of the reasons that can be hard is people think they have to propose something super novel.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
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Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum.
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A lot of my creative energy is spent coming up with a concept that, once I get it, I feel like it writes itself.
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Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out what's unsustainable in their communities. That's the future.
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I always wanted the films to play in malls, and I wanted as many people as possible to see them. I never want them to be marginalized in the kind of rarefied, elitist world. I always have hopes that the films will permeate culture in a big way. A lot of times, I'm wrong, but it's always the hope.
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I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
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I don't feel like I'm grown up. I feel like I'm a kid.
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Well I certainly have learned and I hope I'm moving on and certainly two years of prison was a terrible punishment.
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I know so many kids who literally are, like, Instagram-famous. They have done nothing but post pictures on Instagram. And they have followings. People love to see them in person, but it's only because they post on their Instagram. It's literally crazy. Kids will paint a picture of themselves that is so far beyond who they actually are. It's like they're wearing someone else's skin.
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For the Nugent family, fast food is a running herbivore.
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Pomegranate molasses is ubiquitous in Arabic cooking: it's sweet, sour and adds depth.
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I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.
