Sarah Dessen Quotes
Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answer. "Clowns," he said. "Clowns." "Yup." I just looked at him. "What?" he said, glancing over at me. "That is not a real answer," I told him. "Says who?" "Says me. I meant a real fear, like of failure, of death, of regret. Like that. Something that keeps you awake nights, questioning your very existence." He thought for a second. "Clowns.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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That's everybody's goal, when they come to the league, is to win a Super Bowl. That's the ultimate goal.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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Rules for Axioms. I. Not to omit any necessary principle without asking whether it is admittied, however clear and evident it may be. II. Not to demand, in axioms, any but things that are perfectly evident in themselves.
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Nadie entiende que lo has dado todo. Debes dar más.
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Because when I have been busy at the United Nations during crises, it has meant working day and night.
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It's so much fun to be on stage and play. It really is.
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I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life.
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We like the size of the company today given the environment and have no plans to split it up and make it smaller.
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The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.
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That old man...had my division massacred at Gettysburg!
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Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully.
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I'm always aware of various audiences, as a part of my training as a journalist and as part of my training as a citizen of Negroland.
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Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answer. "Clowns," he said. "Clowns." "Yup." I just looked at him. "What?" he said, glancing over at me. "That is not a real answer," I told him. "Says who?" "Says me. I meant a real fear, like of failure, of death, of regret. Like that. Something that keeps you awake nights, questioning your very existence." He thought for a second. "Clowns.
