Matt Willis (Mattie Jay) Quotes
We think this is a good title for our first read because it has such a broad-based appeal. And because it was chosen as the 2001 best book for young adults by the American Library Association.
Quotes to Explore
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The colour was associated with the devil, and the pale skin which most redheads have was thought unnatural and deathly.
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Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I got the role I loved the most at a point in my career when most women are being phased out.
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You teach your kids about your beliefs and tell them what you think is right and the conclusions that you've come to from living in the world, and then they can make their own decisions.
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The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation.
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I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.
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I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it.
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The only way to become authentically powerful is to create authentic power. You cannot wish, want, or command authentic power into your life, although you can try.
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There are forms of art that I might not like to do myself, but I still have respect for the artists who create it.
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My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, 'Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.' They were always very supportive.
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The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.
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I am not a home breaker and I can never be. I haven't been brought up to create havoc in other people's homes.
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I just missed out on qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
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In man (as the only rational creature on earth) those natural capacities which are directed to the use of his reason are to be fully developed only in the race, not in the individual.
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I wish I didn't have ever to sign my long name on the cover of a book, and I wish I could write a story that would seem absolutely true to the child who hears it and to myself.
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If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.
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In the end, most women get the type of man they dress for.
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We think this is a good title for our first read because it has such a broad-based appeal. And because it was chosen as the 2001 best book for young adults by the American Library Association.
