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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I have a knack for choosing the wrong people.
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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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He was slumped in the back, gazing out of the window, as though his parents were two people who had picked him up hitchhiking, connected to him merely by chance and proximity.
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I like to do my principal research in bars, where people are more likely to tell the truth or, at least, lie less convincingly than they do in briefings and books.
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Unfortunately, anti-Darwinism keeps playing minor variations on the same negative themes and adds nothing to our understanding of life.
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In spite of my own reservations about Bing's ability to convert Google users, I have to admit that the search engine does offer a genuine alternative to Google-style browsing, a more coherently organized selection of links, and a more advertiser-friendly environment through which to sell space and links.
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Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.
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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.
