Sarah Dessen Quotes
I had this wild thought that he was the only one in all this chaos who was just like me, and that was comforting and profound all at once.
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I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.
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What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one of the great supporters of the humanities, because you have people who don't want to study the social sciences, because it's not profitable, and now Newt, as the highest-paid historian in American history, may be an encouragement to people to study history.
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We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
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History develops, art stands still.
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I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them.
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Humankind is an insignificant part of existence.
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To me, the machinima artform has essentially evolved now into the Let's Play streaming world. That's what it is: it's people performing and creating art using video games. It's just more personality-driven rather than story-driven these days.
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Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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Character is power.
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I have never been a good dancer but am very passionate about it.
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I was a hunter and fisherman, and many a time I have slipped out into the woods and prairies at 4 a.m. and brought home plenty of game, or have gone in a canoe to the cove and brought back a good supply of fresh fish.
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It doesn't feel good when you have to struggle to get your pants on.
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Use creativity and storytelling as your main muscle instead of smartness.
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Everything is possible in this league. Don't be too surprised by anything we do this year. We know how good this team can be.
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I write what I see; I paint what I am.
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It's equal opportunity for all, and we don't play favourites.
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So somebody told me that if I wasn't a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it.
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I had this wild thought that he was the only one in all this chaos who was just like me, and that was comforting and profound all at once.
