Sarah Dessen Quotes
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The American tradition of Washington and Hamilton and Madison and Lincoln and TR and Pat Buchanan is of economic nationalism - making America an independent, self-sufficient, sovereign forever country that's able to stand on its own feet.
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Orange juice from concentrate is labeled. Food coloring Red #5 is labeled. Fish are labeled as to whether they've been previously frozen. To a consumer, there's no plausible reason why these factors should be on a food ingredient label while the presence of GMOs shouldn't be.
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When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
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One must put things in perspective - I've been given a circumstance with very little time to catch form and try and get an Olympic quota for the country.
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To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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Practice puts brains in your muscles.
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I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.
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I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.
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The problem is that there is many great chefs and many great cookbooks, but none of them work at home.
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If I had chosen the populist course, it would have been a breach of the trust placed in me by the people.
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.
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It's not my style to judge anybody.
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I've learned to treat celebrities as equals and just kind of meet them and admire their work, but I definitely could not breathe when I met Johnny Depp and James Franco.
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I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
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You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.
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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
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With so many forty- and fifty something mums and dads in Converse stalking the streets, I can see why there's a slew of books about the menopause and middle age, the most recent addition being David Bainbridge's plucky, glass-half-full meditation or, as he calls it, 'natural history.'
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I have noticed that when chickens quit quarreling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them i wonder if it might not be the same with the human race
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You know, a man always judges himself by the balance he can strike between the needs of his body and the demands of his mind. You're judging yourself now, Mersaut, and you don't like the sentence.
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How much do you love me?' Midori asked. 'Enough to melt all the tigers in the world to butter,' I said.
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Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.
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It's nice to have options even if you can't take them.
