Carson Ellis Quotes
Chapter books are often written in series and kids have come to expect that they'll come out once a year, so publishers want to keep the momentum going. It's the kind of art I love to make, except that the time frame is really nutty.
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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After I watched 'The Exorcist' I refused to watch any other movie that had anything to do with ghosts or demons. I didn't even watch 'Ghostbusters' until I was much older.
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Honestly, there's so many great benefits of wearing a kilt: It's very free, it's got its own aeration, and they're very comfortable.
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No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.
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When you do it yourself, you feel better.
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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
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I think there are patterns of the aftermath of colonization that you see echoed in cultures and communities across the world.
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Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.
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Some people would say my paintings show a future world and maybe they do, but I paint from reality. I put several things and ideas together, and perhaps, when I have finished, it could show the future.
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Ever since I was 10 years old doing jiu-jitsu, I've done well against the tall guys.
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To me, there's no great chef without a great team.
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I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
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When I was young, I wanted to be a writer or painter. I was always writing stories, and I excelled at drawing. My teachers encouraged my art work. When I was 9 or 10, I began learning piano and started writing music.
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But though I repeated my plea, and waited on my knees for nearly an hour, there was no answer.
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Apolo is going to have to keep skating so he can add more gold to his entourage.
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I'm the youngest of eight kids in my family. All tall, we all played basketball, so at my earliest memory, I was bouncing a ball in the backyard.
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What I miss when I'm away is the pride in baseball. Especially the pride of being on a team that wins.
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I came from Iowa, south central Iowa. It was a very rural area. I saw a lot more hogs growing up than I saw people.
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We put more emphasis on who can drive a car than on who can be a parent. And I think there ought to be mandatory parenting classes starting in high school, and you should have to have a license to be able to be a parent to explain that you don't give alcohol to kids.
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More guns are not the answer to keeping our kids and our communities safer.
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There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album.
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The fight against terror cannot stop as long as terrorism itself is not stopped, but the path of war must change: it must lead directly to terrorists and not be waged on the backs of three million Palestinians.
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Chapter books are often written in series and kids have come to expect that they'll come out once a year, so publishers want to keep the momentum going. It's the kind of art I love to make, except that the time frame is really nutty.
