Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes
I've dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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I like that about London. It comes together when it needs to, and it has magic.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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I'm from Long Beach - not the best area in the world - and I had a lot of ghetto friends growing up.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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If people are able to run the affairs of a village well, eventually they'll be able to run a township, and a county.
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There should be no doubt why Israel, our best friend and greatest ally in the Middle East, has determined that Iran poses an existential threat.
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I'm the perfect kind of personality for making YouTube videos. I deal in short attention span theater. I do wild things.
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Like most people, I woke up one day to find that everyone I knew was taking antidepressants, and since I wasn't, I figured that I must be the cause of their depression.
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Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.
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I've dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers.
