Carolyn Keene (Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson) Quotes
“And to think,” Ned said huskily, “only this afternoon I thought I’d lost you to another guy.
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It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.
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I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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I never wrote just straight women's roles. I liked the strong characters. I don't mean women who have masculine qualities about them, but something that has some intestinal fortitude, some guts to it.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
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I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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I love owning my masters.
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The way I pack is I look at how long I'll be gone and I pack day for day. If I'm going on a three-day fishing trip, I plot each day. I put most of that in a little bag. If I'm going from there to work on golf courses for a few days, I plot that trip.
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Some growths can be detected early, making for increased accuracy in diagnosis. Some can be cured and others controlled.
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I am a collaborator with everyone who agrees that I need to be in control. I happily collaborate with my loyalists.
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Prior to 2001, hardly any company in North America or Europe would buy from India.
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I think when you're a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on 'The Xtra Factor' is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home.
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As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you want your film to be successful. But your outlook is a bit different. You become very conscious of the reviews.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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It's nice to know there are some things in early 21st-century post-industrial culture that don't change very fast. I am one of those.
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I've been recognized a couple times. I get people staring at me, and I think in their heads they're thinking, 'How do I know her? Did I go to high school with her?' I think it's not registering yet.
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If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.
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When you study natural science and the miracles of creation, if you don't turn into a mystic you are not a natural scientist.
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No person among us desires any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having served his nation.
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The job of the color photographer is to provide some level of abstraction that can take the image out of the daily.
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“And to think,” Ned said huskily, “only this afternoon I thought I’d lost you to another guy.
