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 mum didn't really let me watch TV until I was about 5 years old.
Dacre Montgomery
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I learned the tricks of the tangeros, those intuitive tricks that helped me later on. I couldn't define them technically; they are forms of playing, forms of feeling; it's something that comes from inside, spontaneously.
Astor Piazzolla
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There are huge pain points experienced by parents. It's hard to find good child care options in one place. It's hard figure out things to do with your kids on the weekends or after school. It's hard to find iPad apps for your kids that you are confident are helping them learn vs. just being entertained.
Christine Tsai
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My average day is with my wife and kids in Dublin, doing school runs, grocery store, feeding and walking the dogs.
Ronan Keating
Boyzone
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When I did 'Scrubs', we were able to always do one as scripted, and then we got to play a little bit and do some stuff. I thought that was pretty loose, but then coming on 'Happy Endings,' it's even looser.
Eliza Coupe
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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
