E. L. Konigsburg Quotes
I was born in New York City. But my family moved when I was still an infant. Except for a year and half when we lived in Youngstown, Ohio, I grew up in small towns in Pennsylvania. I graduated from high school in Farrell, Pennsylvania.
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
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For me, 'The Brady Bunch' is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people, that's it.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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We think of the revolution ending in Yorktown, Va. The fact of the matter is that the French defeated the British in a naval battle right in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Because the British fleet was coming to rescue Cornwallis, the British general, Washington was able to surround Cornwallis.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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The win-win situation is the basis for America's entire business world. Instead of wasting our time attempting to defeat each other, let's find a way that will make both of us gain and go home satisfied. In Israel, it doesn't work because the only meaning of victory is seeing your rival's body lying trampled on the floor.
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It's an individual sport; you want to do well for yourself.
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I know what poverty is.
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I grew up on 'Battle of the Planets.'
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Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.
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In Europe people don't worry about the body.
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I'm not really a mainstream novelist!
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We take art, and I love all that. But I also like science for some reason. I just like finding out why things happen.
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I'm also lumbered with the title of being a writer's writer, which is the worst possible reputation you can have, because, of course, other writers don't read other writers except to gain evidence against them. And it puts readers off.
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I was born in New York City. But my family moved when I was still an infant. Except for a year and half when we lived in Youngstown, Ohio, I grew up in small towns in Pennsylvania. I graduated from high school in Farrell, Pennsylvania.
