L. Sprague de Camp Quotes
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
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My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and find what their true passions are, because the rest will follow.
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Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.
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Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?
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The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to the realms above.
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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
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And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume!
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The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.
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I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.
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The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.
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Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.
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Every child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.
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For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine.
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In college, I wanted to be a child psychologist. Acting was just something on the side to make money. And it was fun.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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If I get a script that's set in the jungle it goes to the bottom of the pile because I don't think the playgrounds are going to be very good there! I'm really aware of how lucky I am but I have the kind of job where I can bring my child to work.
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My favourite author as a child and teenager, and who I still re-read now, is K. M. Peyton. She writes very truthfully; sometimes I'm not sure if I've actually done things or just experienced them in her books.
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The more understanding we have about what's going on in our own brain will just make us more capable in our own jobs, in telling our kids we love them, and living a fulfilling life.
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As a Westerner, the child of civil rights and anti-war activists, I embraced Islam not in abandonment of my core values, drawn almost entirely from the progressive tradition, but as an affirmation of them.
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Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child. He knows it's important but he doesn't know what to do with it.
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.
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Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.
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I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country.
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There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
