Anthony Doerr Quotes
You need to be imagining all the time, imagining yourself outside the walls of your own skull.
Quotes to Explore
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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I'll let the people decide what they think is good taste.
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When I finished touring 'Fur and Gold,' I was just like, 'What am I doing? What do I have? Where is my home?' I didn't really know where it was, so I went to New York to try and make it there.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
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Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers?
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I don't put a girl in a box and clap my hands three times, and she's gone. I get in the box, and I vanish, and I reappear at the other side of the stage. That way, people don't think, 'That's a great illusion.' They think, 'Doug's a great magician.'
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Civil engineers build bridges. Electrical engineers, power grids. Software engineers, apps. From the engineers who created the Great Pyramids to the engineers who are designing and developing tomorrow's autonomous vehicles, these visionaries and their tangible creations are inextricably linked.
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But if we ask where precisely in the brain that point of view is located, the simple assumptions that work so well on larger scales of space and time break down. It is now quite clear that there is no single point in the brain where all information funnels in, and this fact has some far from obvious consequences.
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My priorities were taking the kids to school and being a mum and being a daughter and being a sister. Just spending a lot of that time with my family that I'd probably lost a lot of, touring with the Cranberries.
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Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality early childhood education that provides ample time and space to play.
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You need to be imagining all the time, imagining yourself outside the walls of your own skull.
