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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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 it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
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Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to get along and support each other.
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One of the key qualities of all stories is that they are made to be shared.
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I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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Teen problem novels? I can go through them like a box of chocolates. And there are fantasy books out now that need a lot more editing. Fantasy got to be so popular that people began to think 'We don't need to be as diligent with the razor blade,' but they do.
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I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.