Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes
Some adults would rather pretend that bad things don't exist than to talk about them.
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It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it.
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Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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William Regal has been the most influential person in my entire career.
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I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart of the idea. There may be practical considerations, but a country cannot exist without an ethos, and Jerusalem is an ethos.
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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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I like to fight, and I think the fans want to see a good fight, too.
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I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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'Dog Days' was recorded with pens and the wall, and half a stolen drum kit that was out of tune, in what was basically a cupboard. The only instrument I could really play was my voice, so we just layered everything a hundred times. It was enthusiasm over skill.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'
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I started cooking out of middle school depression.
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I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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I was always active as a kid. I was a professional figure skater for many years and I was a dancer, so it's just been part of my life, and I think that creates a certain body type.
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I do not cook.
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Yes, I've kissed a lot of guys. I like to kiss, but that's it. I don't go home with anyone. I sleep with my animals, like my baby monkey, Brigitte Bardot.
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I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
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Education begins at home. You can't blame the school for not putting into your child what you don't put into him.
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The way I usually put it is that as an SF writer, I'm never required to be right.
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Do you ever achieve total forgiveness after screwing up?
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I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'
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Some adults would rather pretend that bad things don't exist than to talk about them.
