Jacqueline Woodson Quotes
Childhood, young adulthood is fluid. And it's very easy to get labeled very young and have to carry something through your childhood and into your adulthood that is not necessarily who you are.
Quotes to Explore
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
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I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.
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No one wanted to be my friend because of my lunchbox - because I never shared my lunchbox. One day the principal walked in and said, 'No one is friends with Karan Johar; who will be his friend?' My CEO today put his hand up there and said, he will.
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No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.
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There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.
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I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.
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New York is more where art is bought than where art is made.
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Any idealism is a proper subject for art.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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To act is to rest.
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My VHS collection certainly contains videos that I've had since childhood, and also tapes that my mom had taped off of the Disney Channel or HBO - you know, blank tapes with the 'Care Bears' movie or whatever is on there - but I feel like that collection started for real my freshman year of college.
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Well, I had the most appalling childhood.
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Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.
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Successful ventures in business or philanthropy are built around great teams who can help us overcome tremendous challenges - and have the right experiences and relationships to do so.
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Childhood, young adulthood is fluid. And it's very easy to get labeled very young and have to carry something through your childhood and into your adulthood that is not necessarily who you are.
