Lee Gutkind Quotes
Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect - demand - diligence.
Quotes to Explore
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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The world is too violent right now.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I think, in a certain way, through the sum of all these parts, it's become a commentary on the black experience in America.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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It's rural America. It's where I came from. We always refer to ourselves as real America. Rural America, real America, real, real, America.
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Just because you have a disagreement with your friends or family members does not mean there are not plenty of other areas on which you see eye to eye. It just means you have a difference of opinion.
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I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
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It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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Capitalist systems function less well without state protection of investors, lenders, and companies against monopoly, deception, and fraud.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice.
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If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.
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You don't have to do anything in the movies. You just sit there. Well, that's not entirely true. You do less.
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I want people to know about all the kinds of music that I write. Some believe I just write film scores, which is not true.
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Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect - demand - diligence.
