S. E. Hinton Quotes
I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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It is easy to get an interesting loop to happen, but it becomes a collage when the song and loop are constantly changing.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
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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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The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
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People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.
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Most reporters are so transactional rather than strategic.
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At Apple, we believe that people with passion can change the world.
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The openness on which Apple had built its original empire had been completely reversed - but the spirit was still there among users. Hackers vied to 'jailbreak' the iPhone, running new apps on it despite Apple's desire to keep it closed.
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I don't look for people who have achieved great things; I look for people who will achieve great things.
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Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential.
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There was an agent who wanted to book me for Glee. He lied and said I could sing. He was like, "If you need a guy in a wheelchair who has a great voice, I've got your guy!" I was like, "What are you talking about?" .
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I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.
