Caroline Leavitt Quotes
I know another New York Times bestselling author - Beth Kephart - she self-published one of her books.
Quotes to Explore
-
When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
-
It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
-
If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.
-
If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
-
Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability.
-
I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
-
I will say I am the sum of my books.
-
I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
-
People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find a way to make it work. I don't know if they think I'm crazy, drug damaged or just an old weirdo.
-
We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles.
-
The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year's Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you're married to.
-
We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only ever hear about the solutions from the media, and for whatever reason, they are almost always caricatured beyond recognition. If there's no appetite for green, it's not surprising.
-
Over the long hours of taping 5, 6 or 7 episodes a day, we develop a great sense of family.
-
I'm very active, wild woman.
-
Jazz is the art of thinking out loud.
-
I'm always doing something musically - when I'm working or when I'm off.
-
Like everybody, I've had a lot of pain in my life and I'm a work in progress. You must have a true desire to see the world from a different point of view, and that comes with growing up.
-
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
-
Only thanks to blissful ignorance, and the inspiration of my grandparents' story, did I actually believe tackling a novel would be an easy task. I've since learned otherwise.
-
The Israelis have a lot of influence with Congress, and in some cases they are able to buy influence.
-
The people in the West are supposed to believe that Bahrain is a country whose people live a life of peace, but we suffer under a regime that does not want to hear our screaming. The people of more than 20 villages are participating in the protests. They are fed up with the fact that they cannot express their opinions freely.
-
Recently I heard Sheryl Crow and I loved her, she was terrific.
-
Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.
-
I know another New York Times bestselling author - Beth Kephart - she self-published one of her books.
