Gail Carson Levine Quotes
If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
Quotes to Explore
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I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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I hope that we can continue this cooperation on other critical issues related to America's future technological competitiveness. We must work together to encourage the creative talents that have made our country the world leader in technology.
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The brain abhors discrepancies.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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I do two cups of coffee with a little bit of raw sugar and soy creamer, and then I do a bowl of plain oatmeal with walnuts and blueberries. Now, if I could do what I really wanted to do with my life, every morning I would have a salami-and-cheese omelet with hash browns and a buttermilk biscuit - and pancakes. But my heart would explode.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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Come hell or high water, adopted or my own. I am going to have, I must have some kids.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
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Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
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I feel like Nashville has watched me grow up in front of them, which is cool, but it kind of sucks at the same time because you get pigeonholed, like, 'Oh, she's the girl with the long hair that wears fairy dresses.' That was me at one point because I was new and I was young. But we all grow up.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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One cannot plan for the unexpected.
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Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.
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Stay away from the sun and remember the skin on a woman's neck, hands and face is sensitive and ages easily, so apply a high SPF sunscreen on those areas.
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By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
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I love to walk around New York. Honestly, that's like the best thing, to walk over to Park Slope and go visit my friend Betty and take her dog out in the park or go walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I really dig being outside and getting to see everybody in the street.
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No, I never wish that. I don't intend to die till I've enjoyed my life. Everyone has a right to happiness and sooner or later I will have it. Youth, health and freedom were meant to be enjoyed and I want to try every pleasure before I am too old to enjoy them.
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I've always spent money on books. I've always enjoyed handling books - the size, the format. I feel very strongly about original ephemera.
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I'm out here living my dream. People are listening to my music.
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I grew up pretty poor - not poor compared with people in India or Africa who are really poor, but poor enough so that the worry about money really cast a pall over your life a lot of the time.
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Women are often worried about how they look, and that's not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth.
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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
