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.E. L. Konigsburg
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
Sam Francis -
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.
Haile Selassie -
Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
Ulrich Beck -
As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
Adam Cohen -
For me, 'The Brady Bunch' is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people, that's it.
Florence Henderson -
When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
Walker Stapleton
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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.
Gavin Newsom -
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?
Walt Whitman -
A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
Sam Rayburn -
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.
Nathaniel Philbrick -
When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
Irving Layton -
When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
Halsey
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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.
Yair Lapid -
It's an individual sport; you want to do well for yourself.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson -
I know what poverty is.
Manny Pacquiao -
I grew up on 'Battle of the Planets.'
Edgar Wright -
So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
Uwe Boll -
Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
Tara Strong
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The under-funded and over-extended United States Patent and Trademark Office does not have the resources to adequately evaluate the burgeoning number of applications, and too many low-quality patents are being issued as a result.
Viet D. Dinh -
Kennedy was like a rock star. Carter was the earnest outsider at the height of Washington cynicism. Clinton was a bad boy who proposed his 'third way' of Democratic politics, and Obama brought hope and change to a country that so desperately needed it.
Fabrizio Moreira -
My own belief is all men should be feminists, and with enthusiasm.
Andy Dunn -
Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It's the nature of the business.
J. Michael Straczynski -
I was raised in a very religious home with two parents who were deeply involved in the black church. When I was young, I went to a small black AME church in New Jersey.
Cory Booker -
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.
E. L. Konigsburg