Sarah Dessen Quotes
It was as familiar to me as a song I'd been hearing my whole life, covered by various people but the basic tune the same.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.
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I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know.
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I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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Like its Senate counterpart, H.R. 1908 is the product of years of bipartisan collaboration. And now, by passing S. 1145, the U.S. Senate has a similar opportunity to restore our patent regime to its rightful position of protecting inventors' property rights and spurring innovation. These are values that all Americans should rally behind.
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If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.
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When you love something, it doesn't feel like work.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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One of these days, I'd like to put together a revue of all my music, which would probably turn into a marathon. There's a couple of hit songs from almost every phase of my career. At the same time, visually, if you don't handle it properly, it could be a cacophony of craziness, because there's just so many different kinds of music.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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Democracy arose from men’s thinking that if they are equal in any respect they are equal absolutely in all respects.
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Mrs. Brisbane-Brown was a relic, but only the unthinking would have called her a snob. For snobbishness implies some sense of insecurity, and she was perfectly secure.
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Kumar and I ended up stuffing tissue paper up our nostrils, but agreed that if we had to come down again more drastic action would be justified - like amputation.
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My parents loved music, and my father would come home with cassette tapes of Chic and the Village People and Barbra Streisand. We had all these sounds always going. We never had somber music - always upbeat.
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To write, you have to want something to survive you. I don’t even have the desire to live, I’ve never had it strongly the way you have. If I could eliminate myself now, while we’re speaking, I’d be more than happy. Imagine if I’m going to start writing.
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It was as familiar to me as a song I'd been hearing my whole life, covered by various people but the basic tune the same.
