Zanny Minton Beddoes Quotes
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I'm not Cinderella.
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I love morning television because it's the most vulnerable time of day, when you are at your rawest, and if I have the ability to make viewers smile, that's a gift from God.
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Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.
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I grew up watching Super J-Cup tournaments and things like that, and those were pretty cool.
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As technology changes the way we communicate, connect, create, consume and innovate, it is democratizing access to opportunity. Education is no exception.
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Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful!
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.
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The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise your original conception of who they are.
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When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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Loosen up, and everybody around you will loosen up.
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Saliva has antibacterial properties. It also has things called nerve growth factor, skin growth factor, histatins which help with wound closure. So when you see an animal licking a wound or even a mom kissing a child's boo-boo, there's some, there's some good science behind why one might do this.
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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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The party is on my birthday, June 21 - my 21st on the 21st, which is Midsummer's Day, the longest day of the year and the longest night for a lot of people who are helping to organize it. My father very kindly suggested having a party, although he's probably regretting it now.
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Hawthorn, white and odorous with blossom, framing the quiet fields, and swaying flowers and grasses, and the hum of bees.
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You make money out of things people pay for.
