Nina Bawden Quotes
I like stirring the pot - I think it's part of my duty, to shake people up a bit - make them look at things in a different way.
Quotes to Explore
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Clothing and makeup and hair and all of that so much indicates the kind of person you are inside and the person you are presenting on the outside. Sometimes they are in conflict, and sometimes they are the same. That psychology of the exterior informing the interior is just so interesting.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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There is not one New York but thousands - mixed-up conurbations and microclimates with their own internal logics and charms, dreams and juxtapositions, faces and tongues.
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Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.
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The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
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I've already lived one full life, and so now I'm about to endeavor to see what else the good Lord has in store for me, and I'm wide open.
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Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.
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I would love a family. I'm at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows.
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The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.
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I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!
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If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.
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I was kind of lost for several years.
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It's tempting to engage in anti-gun polemics and hope that popular opinion will dramatically shift, but it is also likely a mistake. The smarter course for those who want stronger federal gun-control laws anytime soon is legislative stewardship and compromise.
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Tennyson seems to be the patron saint of the wishy washies, which is perhaps why I admire him so much, not only as a poet, but as a man.
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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.
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The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.
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The great seats of power tend to be wide and open, not vertical and soaring. Red Square, Tiananmen Square, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin - all massive but with large open spaces that project an image of might.
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Being halfway through my life, I think we start feeling less invincible and we start thinking more about the important things.
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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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I like stirring the pot - I think it's part of my duty, to shake people up a bit - make them look at things in a different way.
