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 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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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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Teachers are very undervalued for what they do.
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An incompetent attorney can delay a trial for years or months. A competent attorney can delay one even longer.
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The light came through the window, Straight from the sun above, And so inside my little room There plunged the rays of Love.In streams of light I clearly saw The dust you seldom see, Out of which the Nameless makes A Name for one like me.
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A lot of America is stressed by Mother Nature.
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I like listening to Beyonce, and I like Jason Derulo. I love his new song 'Don't Wanna Go Home.'
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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To control the breathing is to control the mind. With different patterns of breathing, you can fall in love, you can hate someone, you can feel the whole spectrum of feelings just by changing your breathing.
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Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.
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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.
