Dr. Seuss Quotes
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No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I am more mature now and know how to deal with certain situations in football. It's not all about highs; there are also lows, but I can deal with it. Football is a hard business.
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You cease to move into yourself, away from others. You give up your antagonism. You begin to move toward others in love. God moved toward you in gracious, outgoing love, and you move toward others in that same outgoing love.
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I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
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As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'
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The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.
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Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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To change what you get, you must change who you are.
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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.
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With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am.
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Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.
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I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.
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I have great editors, and I always have. Somehow, great editors ask the right questions or pose things to you that get you to write better. It's a dance between you, your characters, and your editor.
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In this part of the world, Jews and Arabs will live together forever.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the major achievement of President Obama's first term.
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All of the narration in 'Smile' is first-person. Most of the books that I grew up reading had first-person narrators for some reason. My diaries were written in this voice, and since this story is autobiographical, it just felt like a natural extension.
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I love food and I love ingredients and I love reading recipes. It's just a great pleasure.
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You men make up these rules, and now you get mad because I'm telling you what a real woman wants. She wants you to treat her like a lady if you want her to sit up there and put on all the lingerie!
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Though typically paired with words like organic, harvest, or natural, almost all granolas are fattening.
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Not many people were speaking truth to power in the '80s. I had a really good time doing it - I found it gratifying. It was a joy to have an opportunity to say what you believed. It's challenging to do it in fiction, but I liked writing the novels. I liked writing 'Democracy' particularly.
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Once Brexit has actually been implemented, the world will be a very different place.
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I am not a consecutive writer.
