Lois Lowry Quotes
This may sound strange, but at a very early age, at around 3, I was aware that I was smarter than the other kids.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.
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It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.
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I've been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties.
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If a film is a huge hit, you do think properly before choosing your next projects.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a play, that I began to realize I might just be able to blunder into this profession.
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Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.
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In my position, I could be a debutante. But we only got to this position by being a politically active family.
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Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all.
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I went to see the 'Spider-Man' movies because my wife is a fan, and so are my kids.
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There is no more lively sensation than that of pain; its impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience.
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I was one of those dorky kids who'd wanted to go to Harvard since the fifth grade.
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This may sound strange, but at a very early age, at around 3, I was aware that I was smarter than the other kids.
