Jane Yolen Quotes
Myths are stories that explain a natural phenomenon. Before humans found scientific explanations for such things as the moon and the sun and rainbows, they tried to understand them by telling stories.
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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Swedish taxes are high, and we don't get as much as we used to for them. And our schools aren't so good.
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So, I'm on 'Sesame Street,' walking around with all these monsters, Elmo and his buddies, a whole bunch of chickens, a whole bunch of penguins and a number four dancing about. It was just pure joy, simple, ridiculous fun, stupid joy. There's no irony. 'Sesame Street' is just a crazy great place to be.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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That's my dream: one day, I want to standing on the stage on Broadway. I sing; my dancing is terrible, but I can be trained. That's my dream. That's something I really want to work on.
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I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.
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I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.
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I remember that, although I was full of fervour, I didn't have the slightest inkling, even at forty, of the deeper side to the movement we were pursuing by instinct. It was in the air!
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North America was ready for something other than a vanilla cooking show and we were providing the double dark chocolate fudge.
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I come from a pretty strange family.
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As writers, we can't predict who might come along who might find our offerings valuable.
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I think the 19th century is an extraordinary period with a welling up of creativity and all kinds of experimentation and exploration going on at least until 1940.
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Any power or structure that seeks to maintain full control and is not open in any way to loosening its power eventually makes itself ridiculous.
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As a Christian, I try to meditate or pray at least once a day, however briefly.
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The research reading I did for Fascination and Liberation included some Jung, and I noticed that he had a similar impression of Buddhism to myself, that, if it weren't for certain qualifying clauses, the philosophy would be downright suicidal.
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Why can't you write a great pop song when you are 85? Maybe you can.
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The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.
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Myths are stories that explain a natural phenomenon. Before humans found scientific explanations for such things as the moon and the sun and rainbows, they tried to understand them by telling stories.
