Jane Porter Quotes
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
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It's a fallen world. We eat and sacrifice in the process.
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Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
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When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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I am very amazed by the runners out there because I like jog to the garbage can outside sometimes, and I get tired.
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I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor.
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Find something that makes you happy and go for it.
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I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think.
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If elected, I will win.
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When politicians seek to restrict political speech, it is invariably to protect their own incumbency and avoid having to defend their policies in the marketplace of ideas.
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If we freed up all the money in the certification process, think about how much more money we'd have to put into teacher salaries.
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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
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I am ably balancing big and small films. With every big film I do, I try to take up films that are high on content and small on budget.
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It's sort of interesting how, when you get older, things that were once so important sort of fall away.
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A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense.
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When my son was growing up, I was always guilty, no matter what I did. Make decisions and be happy with the decisions you've made. I tell myself, in the long run, it's the love, the quality of relationships that you have with your family, your friends and giving back to the community that matters.
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I don't agree with everything that any of our political leaders say or believe - that's going to happen sometimes.
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I hated Kerner, and one day I met him and we became friends. He was young and gloriously melancholy because his spirits were so high and life had so much in store for him. Yes, he was almost riotously sad. That was his youth. When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.
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He knew her too well to see her from the distance that pity requires. He loved her because he admired her. For bearing without complaint the burden the queen put on her. For still being gentle and loving when she had ample reason to be bitter.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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I was just a lot smarter about not getting caught. I mean, I never stuck anything in my arm, but I certainly enjoyed my youth.
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It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty.
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These collages were static symmetrical constructions, portico's with pathetic vegetation, the gateway to the realm of dreams. They were done with colored paper in black, orange or blue dye plates. Although cubist painting interested me very much, not a trace of their influence was to be found in my collages.
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The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
