Calvin Coolidge Quotes
Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
Quotes to Explore
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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Life does not owe me a shred.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
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I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
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Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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In the West, if a city faces financial difficulties, it'll go bankrupt. But in China, cities will be subsidised by the Ministry of Finance. So some small- and medium-sized cities aren't worried about going bankrupt. They figure the central government will help them out.
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How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.
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Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.
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Write out the story - rapidly, fluently, and not too critically - following the second or narrative-order synopsis. Change incidents and plot whenever the developing process seems to suggest such change, never being bound by any previous design.
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It's better to be honest about your opinions than to pretend you don't have them.
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For years Don Imus was just – boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.
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Europe and European identity is rooted in Christianity.
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Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather.
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If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there's just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing.
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What the trees can do handsomely-greening and flowering, fading and then the falling of leaves-human beings cannot do with dignity, let alone without pain.
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Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Nothing ever goes to plan. As soon as you are OK with that, everything is much easier.
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For 'American Born Chinese,' my first graphic novel with First Second Books, I did mostly 'memory' research. It's fiction, but I pulled heavily from my own childhood.
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I would love to take another stab at really smart, speculative sci-fi - my first was a bit of a stumble. I look forward to getting another chance.
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Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
