Cecily von Ziegesar (Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar) Quotes
I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me - Manhattan, where I'd grown up - and I'd model the characters on myself and my friends.
Cecily von Ziegesar
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A lot of times, when mother-son or mother-daughter relationships have been put on screen, they tend to trickle towards ugly, and I don't find that totally realistic for the wide swath of us, and it's also not that fun to watch.
Dan Fogelman
What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.
Ian Hacking
People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
Gary Weiss
Because the nights bring the threat of invasion and terror to the villages, thousands of children in northern Uganda have become night commuters, leaving the nightmare of capture behind for the safety of the city.
Sam Childers
Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
Natalie Massenet
I trust my hand. If I go into a space with a roll of paper, I can make a work, some kind of work, and feel pretty satisfied.
Kara Walker
If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
Adam Grant
If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights.
Rand Paul
The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
Ice Cube
When I looked at the skeleton of 'Damn Yankees,' I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment.
Jack O'Brien
I do respond well to a director, a teacher - someone who doesn't accept mediocrity.
J. K. Simmons
When we were making KONG, I went into the sound room and made an aria of horror sounds. I was in charge of it; there was no one there to listen to me. I was totally in charge of what I wanted to do.
Fay Wray
I've met some great people that deal with me in the press. I've also met some people that were very dishonorable, frankly.
Donald Trump
I have reared, or helped to rear, five children and the scariest bit, bar none, is the learning-to-drive part. It has filled me with anxiety not only about the children, but also about my former self and my friends.
Jane Smiley
I work hard, whether it comes to writing for my own project or another artist.
Benji Hughes
Whatever I'm reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I'm writing.
John Sladek
I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home - I've been there 14 years now.
Katherine Jenkins
I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me - Manhattan, where I'd grown up - and I'd model the characters on myself and my friends.
Cecily von Ziegesar
