Lois Lowry Quotes
I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.
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One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.
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They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.
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They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas.
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I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
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I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.
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People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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When I was a baby feminist, leading feminist thinkers were insisting that if women ran the world, there would be no sadism or war.
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At Pixar, we do a million versions of the movie, and every one of them goes through their awkward teenage phase where it's terrible and doesn't make sense, and we just keep working on it.
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I get most of my inspiration from older records. Most of the records that I listen to were probably made before I was born, and I was born in the mid-'70s. I don't know why, exactly, I'm drawn to those sounds.
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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
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If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy.
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I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.
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I pretty much preach, teach and nag.
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I'm for anything that lets people come here to work legally. There are more protections for workers who are here legally than for those who are not. It's also safer for the workers and employers have a more consistent pool of workers.
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If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism.
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I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions.
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As a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family.
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There's no love lost between me and Mitt Romney.
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I've spent lots of time in London, I studied in London, I like London. It's just not my home.
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Many traumatized children and adults simply cannot describe what they are feeling because they cannot identify what their physical sensations mean. They may look furious but deny that they are angry; they may appear terrified but say that they are fine. Not being able to discern what is going on inside their bodies causes them to be out of touch with their needs, and they have trouble taking care of themselves, whether it involves eating the right amount at the right time or getting the sleep they need.
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All I ever wanted was to be a sexy bride, and actually, I think I've turned into a romantic bride.
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Motion at low Reynolds number is very majestic, slow, and regular.
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I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.
