William Steig Quotes
I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.
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If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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A lot of people think that to make it as a model you just need to be pretty and slim, but they're wrong. There's a lot of hard work involved. You have to be very focused, know what kind of work you're aiming for.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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In addition to relieving patient suffering, research is needed to help reduce the enormous economic and social burdens posed by chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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One of my biggest flaws is I don't take advice.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever consider myself anything more than a fan.
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When you're drunk, you always think you're not. If you even drink at all don't get behind the wheel.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children's literature.
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I can't belong to groups. I've tried. I behave normally, but people don't look at me normally.
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Oh, I had my gothy phase, but I was never a troublemaker or anything like that. I was a little bit introspective, a little bit morbid. I was small for my age, so I was bullied and that kind of stuff.
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I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.
