Sarah Dessen Quotes
There was something so heavy about the burden of history, of the past. I wasn't sure I had it in me to keep looking back.
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I think in every picture that I've ever made. Everything that I've done torments me. I really would like another chance except I'd be too embarrassed to ever really try to do them again and no one would want to see the same movie just done differently.
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Throughout U.S. history, national crises have been used to suspend constitutional protections and attack basic rights. After the Civil War, with the nation in crisis, the promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed slaves was promptly betrayed.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
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My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.
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I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast.
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Anyone can train to be a gladiator. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion.
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I'm a big believer in exercise. I'm a bigger believer in eating right, which is simply with plenty of fruits and vegetables. I'm not a gym girl, though. I've never had a gym membership.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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California is an easy place to be an Asian woman engineer.
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The amount of love I get from India, from Pakistan, from Asia, from Persia, Malaysia - people are just like, 'Brown boy doing it, brown boy doing it!'
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I know about raising money.
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Fashion intersects a lot with art and film and music, and that was appealing to me. I read a bunch of fashion blogs and wanted to be part of the community.
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I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.
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My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.
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But my humble opinion is, I'm not quite sure where I stand on the legalization of drugs - though, if tequila is legal, pot should probably be legal.
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Harry Dresden: Some things just aren't meant to go together. Things like oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste. Wizards and television.
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Turning 60 had an impact on my heart and soul, I must say, because you're dealing with time: past, present, and future. You suddenly realize you've come down the road quite a ways.
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I've never gone to comedy clubs.
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If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance.
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There was something so heavy about the burden of history, of the past. I wasn't sure I had it in me to keep looking back.
