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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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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We had already planned my wedding when my brother passed away in 2012. When you're grieving, you don't necessarily want to think about something like that, but my brother told me that he wanted me to, so we went ahead and did it.
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I was sure I wanted to grow up to be either a veterinarian or a writer. In fact, I worked for a vet during high school, doing everything from cleaning cages to assisting in surgery.
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I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes - a justifier of the most appalling barbarity, - a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds, - and a dark shelter under which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection.
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Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.
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I love doing kitchen renovations where we're opening up the kitchen and creating open-concept main floors. I think that's one renovation that really changes the way people live in their homes.
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I liken actors and movies and TV shows to football teams. We all have our favorite ones.
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I always look forward to getting back East. I miss the cold weather and the Jewish delis.
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You make money out of things people pay for.
