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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I still drink vodka; I'm not an advocate of drinking, but I'm no angel. I don't like grass, because it just makes me hungry.
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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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I come from the hi-tech world - you don't survive if you don't constantly reinvent yourself every few years.
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My father had a real short fuse. He had a tough life - had to support his mother and brother at a very young age when his dad's farm collapsed. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one. My father was full of terrifying anger.
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Growing up in Australia and the way I was raised, my dad told me to play as a team and to be a team player. You have five guys on the court. It's easy for five guys to defend one guy. It's hard to guard five. It's just a natural thing to do.
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He who, having lost one ideal, refuses to give his heart and soul to another and nobler, is like a man who declines to build a house on the rock because the wind and rain have ruined his house on the sand.
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And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.
