Chris Van Allsburg Quotes
I believe that there will be many things that happen to me in my life that I will not be able to explain. Some of those might be magic. I'm not sure.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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I hope to do multiple characters throughout my life that are separate from me. I think it's a cop-out if you play yourself in everything.
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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
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Many women, sometime in their life, are going to get to a point where they have to admit infidelity.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.
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I cried like a baby. When no one could see me or hear me. Not because I feared what cancer would do, but because I didn't want the disease. I wanted my life to be normal, which it could no longer be.
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I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
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I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
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I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They thought it was just European hysteria. Then the terrorist attacks happened and there was a complete conversion. Suddenly terrorism was the central risk.
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Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
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I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I was working with were far more into 'The Daily Show' than the policy briefings.
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It's hard to strike that balance: to tell a kid that life isn't fair, but also recognize and enforce in them the reality that their choices matter.
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When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.
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I've been extremely fortunate in my life. So I actually believe that I'm the living embodiment of living the American dream.
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I mean, I'm not a contrarian.
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York.
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We don't want Offspring-itis, Green Day-itis: you know, that thing where bands are all over the place at once, getting everything at once - major airplay on radio, major airplay on MTV.
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I read an interview where someone said, 'It's a shame that anyone can make a movie now,' and I feel the exact opposite.
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I believe that there will be many things that happen to me in my life that I will not be able to explain. Some of those might be magic. I'm not sure.
