Carolyn Keene (Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson) Quotes
What’s that old saying about the longest way ‘round is the shortest way home, or is it the shortest way ’round is the longest way home? Anyway, this is the longest shortcut I’ve ever taken.
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
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I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
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I'm a notorious late-night texter. I seem to use a lot of lip, heart, and tongue emoji.
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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
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As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.
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Lunch is for wimps.
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The Irish job was something that had to be sorted out.
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I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do.
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I love love. I'm, like, obsessed with it.
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I think I'm making music that's pretty universal.
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From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer.
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The kings of Spain brought us the conquistadores and masters, whose footprints remained in the circular land grants assigned to those searching for gold in the sands of rivers, an abusive and shameful form of exploitation, traces of which can be noted from the air in many places around the country.
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I'm someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.
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The people who harvest America's food must be treated with respect and earn a living wage.
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Customers are using BetterWorks in a number of creative ways to reward and incentivize employees.
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Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?
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Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and counsel, or strength of man? It is the Lord only. God will curse that man and his house that dares to think otherwise. Sir, you see the work is done by a Divine leading. God gets into the hearts of men, and persuades them to come under you.
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I don't teach my students, I provide the circumstances in which they can learn.
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Just-poached vegetables show off their natural attributes and taste fresh and light in a way you never get with roasting or frying.
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New York is great for busy creative types. The city has a pulse that races, and you either keep up with it or you leave.
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Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.
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What’s that old saying about the longest way ‘round is the shortest way home, or is it the shortest way ’round is the longest way home? Anyway, this is the longest shortcut I’ve ever taken.
