P. L. Travers Quotes

'Friend Monkey' is really my favorite of all my books because the Hindu myth on which it is based is my favorite - the myth of the Monkey Lord who loved so much that he created chaos wherever he went.

P. L. Travers

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• You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.

  

  Magic Johnson
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• I chose my house because I loved the fact that there was a really busy road with lots of things to stare at.

  

  Kate Williams
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• John Boehner is a friend.

  

  Dan Webster
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• Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and he's a good friend.

  

  Obie Trice
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• I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.

  

  Gary Vaynerchuk
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• I really loved 'Witches of Eastwick', the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.

  

  Madchen Amick
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• I have to write what I can write, and writing the text of a picture book is like walking a tightrope, if you ramble off... As my friend Julius Lester says, 'A picture book is the essence of an experience.'

  

  Patricia MacLachlan
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• Ben Stiller, who I love and who is a friend and is such an incredible actor - he's hilarious, obviously, but I thought his performance in 'Greenberg' was extraordinary.

  

  Laura Dern
  • Love
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• A lot of the things that loved ones say to each other, friends would never accept.

  

  Vicki Lawrence
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• 'Lipstick Jungle' was on the air for 20 episodes - I loved 'Lipstick Jungle.'

  

  Candace Bushnell
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• When I was really little, I loved Whitney Houston. I thought she was the prettiest thing in the world.

  

  Valerie June
  • Loved
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• I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really.

  

  Sally Hawkins
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• I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.

  

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• I pretty much only wear Lilly Pulitzer ties because my best friend owns the company.

  

  Harlan Coben
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• I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.

  

  Illeana Douglas
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  • Loved

• I would have loved to have met Buster Keaton.

  

  Natalie Morales
  • Loved
  • Would
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• If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.

  

  E. O. Wilson
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• One of my favorite guys when I was young... I've always loved Bill Cosby. I've always wanted to direct him in something.

  

  Faizon Love
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• Well, first of all, I'm an incredibly gullible person - I'm so bad that when I said that to someone, my friend said, 'You know, 'gullible' isn't even in the dictionary.' And I said, 'Really?' As I was saying 'Really?' I will acknowledge that I then realized what was happening, but that's how bad I am.

  

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• It's impossible. You try to have any kind of relationship with your family, with a man, or with a friend, and you have to be on the phone and the Internet the entire time.

  

  Keira Knightley
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• I'm one of those actors who's just standing there, waiting and ready for something to come my way. I don't really try to think about, "Oh, I feel the next thing I should do should be a feature. Now, I think I should do a play." I just hope someone wants to cast me in something.

  

  Sarah Paulson
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• Life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.

  

  Bill Hicks
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• The Eyes are the window to your soul

  

  William Shakespeare
  • Soul
  • Eye
  • Window

• 'Friend Monkey' is really my favorite of all my books because the Hindu myth on which it is based is my favorite - the myth of the Monkey Lord who loved so much that he created chaos wherever he went.

  

  P. L. Travers
  • Friend
  • Loved
  • Chaos