Linda Sue Park Quotes
When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th centuries, Korean pottery was considered the finest in the world. I liked that - the idea of a little tiny country being the best at something.
Quotes to Explore
-
When I took over the ministry for science and technology, our weather systems were in shambles. Nobody believed in the IMD. Nothing was in digital mode. I changed all that. We got automatic rain gauges, automatic weather stations, Doppler radars.
-
Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
-
A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
-
Nowadays, there are seven music directors in one film. I had never heard of such a thing before. If one of our old music directors was told to share a score with others, he would have left the assignment.
-
It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.
-
Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
-
I've discovered that the standard all-American dream of fame and fortune is not success for me. Success for me is simply the joy of working - doing good work - and then bringing that joy home to my family. But if what I do in my work doesn't enrich my life with my family, I'm doing the wrong thing.
-
I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
-
It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
-
I'm an honest, open father.
-
I think is very beneficial to relax yourself so that when you are doing it you are not staggering for lines and your concentration is not on what I am going to say - but the scene itself, the character that you are talking to.
-
In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
-
Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
-
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
-
A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.
-
I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
-
The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
-
I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
-
To avoid a military conflict, Saddam Hussein has no other choice than to leave the country.
-
When I go to Lockheed or General Motors... all those union members are gun owners. They believe in responsible gun ownership and responsible gun safety, but all those guys are gun owners, and that's not necessarily an issue in New Jersey.
-
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences.
-
The Republican National Convention is a great place to hear people talk about politics and values and all that sort of thing. But there's one thing brings me back year after year, and that's white people dancing. The RNC is the world's premier Caucasian amateur dance festival.
-
What has happened is that there are people who, for reasons best known to themselves, have voted for maintaining division in our country.
-
When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th centuries, Korean pottery was considered the finest in the world. I liked that - the idea of a little tiny country being the best at something.
