Sarah Dessen Quotes
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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
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Although it is true that Hizballah is organized, inspired, financed, and armed by Iran, its main bases in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley are under Syrian military control.
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
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I'm not nervous standing with anyone.
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Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original.
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America has much greatness left in her.
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I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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I think diversity is something that should be celebrated because it's who we are as a world, and little kids need to be able to turn on the TV and see real-world representations of themselves. It's very important.
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If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?
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Medicine may be the lens through which I see the world, but since I think of medicine as 'life +', a place where life is exaggerated and seen at its most vital and poignant, I'll be writing about life more than I will be writing about medicine.
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Rome is a city I love very much. I have lived there since I was a child.
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I was already in a band, and the teachers called my mum in and said: 'Abbey's so clever, it's a total waste if she follows her dream'. But I never wanted to do a job I didn't love, and I'd always wanted to be a model or an actress or a singer.
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It will be exciting to have my child share my career and to remember what I was like when I was young.
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America is a world leader, but we should not be its policeman or ATM.
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When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.
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I have no problem with the security... It's something that must be done for the times in which we live. Safety first.
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I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.
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In Russia, we eat a lot of heavy food like potatoes and lots of meat. I can't eat one apple or a salad a day. You wouldn't want to come talk to me if I don't eat. I have to eat, or I am in a really bad mood.
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Only the ephemeral is of lasting value.
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You need to take your gut feeling as an important data point, but then you have to consciously and deliberately evaluate it, to see if it makes sense in this context.
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It's always a pleasure to see John. I'm fond of telling people that when I was a young actor in NY and had no work ,no money, you know the story because you're heard it before.
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Lifestyle is an terrible, unpleasant put to not have a very finest buddy.
