Chris Van Allsburg Quotes
What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books.
Chris Van Allsburg
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
Mahesh Babu
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
W. Clement Stone
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With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.
Samuel E. Morison
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
Laura Bell Bundy
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Adventure should be 80 percent 'I think this is manageable,' but it's good to have that last 20 percent where you're right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
Bear Grylls
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Perspective in art has receded along with harmony in music: We tend more and more to see the world as a heap of intrinsically meaningless fragments.
Iain McGilchrist
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Yeah, I'd like to get the girl and at least make it through the film.
Aaron Eckhart
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
Nancy Carell
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
Hanya Yanagihara
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
Adam Davidson
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I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.
Washed Out
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I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.
Dan Butler
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My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out.
Frances O'Grady
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Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.
Larry Brown
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I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side.
Emeli Sande
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I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.
Marilyn vos Savant
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To say that a thing is beautiful is simply an act of faith, not a measurement on some kind of scale.
Edouard Vuillard
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What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books.
Chris Van Allsburg
