Maurice Sendak Quotes
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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I was a huge 'Street Fighter' fan, and I actually still am. The only game I really was good at was 'Street Fighter.'
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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Life in a Chinese village is much more organised because the Chinese Communist Party has a presence even in the remotest Chinese village - a presence of the kind that no governmental or non-governmental organisation has in Indian villages.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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The main reserve of the Haisla Nation hugs the northwest coast of British Columbia, about 500 miles north of Vancouver. The government docks sprawl on the south end of the reserve, nestled in a bay. As children, we swam at the docks and ran to the nearby point to pick blueberries and huckleberries when we were hungry so we wouldn't have to go home.
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A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it.
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Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.
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I have repeatedly called for residency programs for teachers, like those you see in the medical profession, to ensure our educators have the training and knowledge to succeed in their classrooms and in their careers.
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I have always fought for concrete facts, for justice.
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I have heard of people dying from prostate cancer, and they are the unlucky ones, the people who didn't know they had got it, and it went on the rampage.
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Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.
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I love meeting new people and telling them about my stories and my projects that I am working on.
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People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.
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People will turn to you, follow you, support you only as long as they are confident that you are doing your best.
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I cry a lot because I miss people.
