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.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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.
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John Boehner is a friend.
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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.
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I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.
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I really loved 'Witches of Eastwick', the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.
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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.'
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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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.
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A lot of the things that loved ones say to each other, friends would never accept.
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'Lipstick Jungle' was on the air for 20 episodes - I loved 'Lipstick Jungle.'
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I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner feelings and fulfilling some of these urges when they come along is incredibly important.
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When I was really little, I loved Whitney Houston. I thought she was the prettiest thing in the world.
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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.
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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.
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I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
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If you're looking to be loved for a part, it's great and enticing to be adorable in a romantic comedy. But then, as an actor, you get stuck.
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I have competed with a friend over a guy, but I was always the one who would give in. It's not worth it to fight with a friend over a guy.
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The men and women of the American military have the courage to follow orders. They deserve a commander-in-chief with the courage to give them.
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Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.
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But I now entered on my fifteenth year - a sad epoch in the life of a slave girl. My master began to whisper foul words in my ear. Young as I was, I could not remain ignorant of their import.
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My goal every time I make a record is just to make the funkiest, the best music I could possibly make, both lyrically, and music-wise.
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'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.
