Sarah Dessen Quotes
I find that the more I depend on real life, the less interesting the story is. It's much more common for me to take something that almost-happened, or I wish had happened, and then follow that possibility.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme.
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I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated.
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No man ever listened himself out of a job.
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After a day of writing, I love nothing more than to go into my kitchen and start chopping onions and garlic on the way to cooking an improvised meal with whatever ingredients are on hand. Cooking is the perfect counterpoint to writing. I find it more relaxing than anything else, even naps, walks, or hot baths.
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I couldn't care less about business.
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A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.
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I'm confident in my team. I'm confident in my coaches. I'm confident in my ability. I worked really hard to become a better mixed martial artist.
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You strip from me the laurel and the rose!Take all! Despite you there is yet one thingI hold against you all, and when, tonight,I enter Christ's fair courts, and, lowly bowed,Sweep with doffed casque the heavens' threshold blue,One thing is left, that, void of stain or smutch,I bear away despite you … My panache.
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Teachers are very undervalued for what they do.
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If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.
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When I was heavier, I danced and I jumped out of planes. I've always rejected the idea that there's a certain look or size that makes it acceptable to live life.
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I think it's really important to have a life and have interests outside of this movie business, and not rely on this business to validate you as a human being. If you do that, you're really in a dangerous spot.
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I find that the more I depend on real life, the less interesting the story is. It's much more common for me to take something that almost-happened, or I wish had happened, and then follow that possibility.
