Chris Van Allsburg Quotes
As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies.
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I hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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I don't know if you can catch my vibe, but I'm a pretty laid-back guy.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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I try to stay on a pretty normal schedule of nine-to-five.
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There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.
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By shading off, as I have done, the portion of the area of the diagram according to the individual age, every one may see how much of life is consumed, and what is left.
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Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks.
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The way out of the maze of whiteness and blackness that led inevitably, repeatedly, to violent conflict was through the simple recognition of and respect for blacks and whites as not two races but one: the human race.
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District of Columbia welfare. The welfare work of the District of Columbia is administered by several different boards dealing with charities and various correctional efforts. It would be an improvement if this work were consolidated and placed under the direction of a single commission.
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The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself.
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I think pregnancy is a huge responsibility.
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Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what you're doing with your life. It's good for you, as long as you're not feeling that way every night.
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In terms of representation, television is reflecting an era that has passed. It's the wrong time; it's the wrong period. In all sorts of television, it doesn't feel like the 21st century.
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People make a star out of actors after one or two films and keep capitalising on the same thing without having the courage of exploring the world of cinema, which has so much to offer.
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It occured to me that eating is the only form of professionalism most people ever attain.
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I think pop culture has always influenced society.
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I am a man of peace, God knows how I love peace; but I hope I shall never be such a coward as to mistake oppression for peace.
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You have to be rather straightforward with your clients. You can't tell the parties only nice things. This is not an entertainment show; it's not reality television either.
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All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not going to happen, and if you're successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.'
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I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me.
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As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies.
