Jason Reynolds Quotes
I have a hard time with people who say they write for children but they don't really like children. I love children. I love talking with them.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an actor now.'
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses foolish things to confound the wise. That is why people like me will ever be grateful to God. In terms of knowledge, education and name, I am nowhere - a neglected stone.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I do believe that the coal industry sees the cultural shift toward cleaner energy and global warming solutions as a threat to their interests.
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There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
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As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die.
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I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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The CIA and the Mafia are in cahoots
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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If you go back and look at the early promos for Gears 1, you'll see just how different the characters were from the actual first game, both in appearance and background. And it's an evolutionary process.
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The moment I moved to New York City to study fashion, I met and became friends with people not only involved in fashion but in all the arts. It's quite fluid with so many types of artists, designers, and musicians who know each other through collaborations or friends of friends.
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There's not a lot of people expressing anger in the culture. They're expressing a lot of hyper-exaggerated sexuality.
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I have a hard time with people who say they write for children but they don't really like children. I love children. I love talking with them.
