Nancy Willard Quotes
Armenian folklore has it that three apples fell from Heaven: one for the teller of a story, one for the listener, and the third for the one who 'took it to heart.' What a pity Heaven awarded no apple to the one who wrote the story down.
Quotes to Explore
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Every trick is an old one, but with a change of players, a change of dress, it comes out as new as before.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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Why not premiere movies on Netflix the same day they're opening in theaters? Listen to the consumer; give the consumer what they want.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums.
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I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.
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I believe to have been one of the rare drivers to have returned to Ferrari.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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I was getting a little bored with my hair. It's kind of a symbolic thing, just getting rid of the past, moving forward. It's amazing what a reaction you get when you cut your hair.
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I would love to play Henry IV, Henry V, and Hamlet.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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If your heart is in love, you can do anything.
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The fact is that Superman isn't around because he is the oldest superhero. He's still around because he is a great superhero. He's the guy that spawned the entire genre, and that didn't happen because it was a mediocre idea.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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I hate auditions.
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This silly playlet seemed to satisfy them completely as a picture of what they were doing, why they were doing it, and who was against them, and why some people were against them. It was a beautifully simple picture these procession leaders had. It was as though a navigator, in order to free his mind of worries, had erased all the reefs from his maps.
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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
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A cage went in search of a bird.
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Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.
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Armenian folklore has it that three apples fell from Heaven: one for the teller of a story, one for the listener, and the third for the one who 'took it to heart.' What a pity Heaven awarded no apple to the one who wrote the story down.
