Sarah Dessen Quotes
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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When the simple word processors came in, writing became crisper, less dense - just because of the way we could instantly edit on the screen. Now the ability to mash up words and pictures and links and songs and tweets is what matters. I can't imagine what writing will be like in 2154.
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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.
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I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.
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For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails, they would really be upset. They thought I had single-handedly destroyed the best phone service in the world.
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.
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I've always noted with some awe the reading habits of the Australian public. Australians read more newspapers and magazines per head of population than almost any other country in the world.
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What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else – when you want to be another person.
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I had people at Perrysburg High School in my life in Perrysburg who believed in me and told me I could do anything I wanted too, and I foolishly believed them.
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I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me.
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Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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Writing is a way of living. It doesn't quite matter that there are too many books for the number of readers in the world to read them. It's a way of being alive for the writer.
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I think Michelle Obama is on the right track with her Let's Move campaign to bring down childhood obesity. She and I come from the same state, Illinois, which is number four in the nation for obese children. One out of five Illinois children are considered obese. Not overweight, obese. And two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese.
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And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.
