Rick Riordan Quotes
I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

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I ended up going to college for visual arts but moved up to New York after I graduated from college in 2006 and started going gung ho to the Upright Citizens Brigade, and I realized that that was what I was really interested in and what I really wanted to do.
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It's what happens in other major championships - I just lose my head a little bit.
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Bob Rubin was opposed to signing the welfare bill. He's not exactly what I call a flaming liberal.
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I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations.
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Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.
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I don't hold grudges.
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To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.
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Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.
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I'm virile, vigorous, and potent!
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If you think only of evil, then you become pessimistic and hopeless like Freud. But if you think there is no evil, then you're just one more deluded Pollyanna.
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Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.
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The lack of diversity in higher education is a problem we as a country must tackle if we're going to live up to our promise.
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Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences.
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I guess I'm a born ham.
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Important reserves of natural resources, like petroleum and precious metals, are the bulwarks for laying the foundations for the future.
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It would be good if teachers could genuinely understand that black English is not mistakes, it's just different English, and that what you want to do is add an additional dialect to black students' repertoire rather than teaching them out of what's thought of as a bad habit, like sloppy posture or chewing with your mouth open.
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The cookbooks and the writing in general have been a real bonus, but it's not something I've ever pursued... I've been lucky, I guess.
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I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall. But I don't wear them any more because you don't have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can't even remember the last time I wore heels.
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Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.
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I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.