Sarah Dessen Quotes
Home wasn't a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go.
Quotes to Explore
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
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I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody else is looking at and believing, if only because that's how consensus is constructed.
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I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.
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The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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Women are sacred.
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I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.
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Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.
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I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.
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The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
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The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
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Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.
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If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.
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I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.
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'It Girl' is such a weird term. It implies I go to parties and drink champagne.
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In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I feel free.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.
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The small family farm is dying; people's lives are being dislocated.
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Nobody can pretend to know what people want to read or hear or see. People rarely know it themselves; they only know it after the fact.
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As soon as a roast is announced, I get everybody - family, friends, waitresses, cab drivers - giving me jokes about the person getting roasted. I'm the mouthpiece for the masses.
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Home wasn't a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go.
