Jacqueline Woodson Quotes
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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Things happen. And good things happen, and bad things happen. And I'm a person - I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason.
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I got to learn to surf.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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Commerce and art are natural enemies. And also, the enemy of good is great. And the enemy of great is good, so there's this huge juggling that's going on all the time.
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I try to exercise in nature, and I try to play golf once a month. The last time I played golf with my wife, however, she got better scores than me, which became an additional source of stress.
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By the time I was in fifth grade, I was dreaming of the Pulitzer Prize.
