Carolyn Keene (Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson) Quotes
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The presence and the present of America are a future; our continent is, by its nature, the land which does not exist on its own, but as something which is created and invented.
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We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross.
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Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't really make a difference. What made a difference was the conductor. Everything that I was scared about as a drummer was him.
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I want to know who my client is. I see her on Instagram, but it's another thing to get to chat with her.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.
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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
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I would never do 'Playboy.'
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I wouldn't ever do a radio edit because I feel like it would totally go against the point of 'Follow Your Arrow.' I just think you're going to like it or not like it.
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Of course, I have to consider that I've written a lot of prose, but I do in my heart think of myself as being originally, and still primarily, a poet.
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I still think Barty must be a crook
