Andrea Brown Quotes
The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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To allot God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable. Though He is the sole Owner of the cosmos, silently showering us with gifts from life to life, one thing yet remains which He does not own, and which each human heart is empowered to withhold or bestow - man's love.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.
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I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment.
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When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.
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I freakin' hate Twitter, man. I honestly don't understand the purpose of it.
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I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
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I got married quite early. And then I had a son. I had a family. And this may be hard to believe, but I am a complete family kinda girl.
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Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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I was born in India - but never really lived there.
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I would like to do something that pushes me as an actress to make me better. I would love to do something dramatic or crazy. I think that would be so much fun.
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You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only have something to do with repetition.
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When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by one set of rules, and everyone else lives by a very different set.
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I have a fat head – I get freaked-out looking at pictures of me.
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Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
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If we do not solve our civilizational crisis - a disintegrating culture, dying populations, and invasions unresisted - the children born in 2006 will witness in their lifetimes the death of the West. In our hearts we know what must be done. We must stop the invasion. But do our leaders have the vision and will to do it?
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I enjoy meeting not only contemporary children, but yesterday's children as well. It's nice to talk about the experiences we shared, they tell me, 'You were a good friend.' That's the warmest part.
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The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves.
