Chris Van Allsburg Quotes

I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.'

Chris Van Allsburg

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• In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.

  

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• If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.

  

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• If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.

  

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• When I travel, there are no rules with my diet. I eat whatever looks good, but in small portions. Food is such a rich part of the travel experience. There is no way I would cut that out!

  

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• 'First Family' on the CW is about the president and his family living in the White House.

  

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• You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.

  

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• The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.

  

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  • Question
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• The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.

  

  Harold Prince
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  • Always
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• Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.

  

  Kapil Dev
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• I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.

  

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• Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.

  

  Manly Hall
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• When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.

  

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• I was brought up in a very rural area on grounds of a castle. It was a working farm, and I even remember the local shepherd wearing his Barbour jacket.

  

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• I'm really pragmatic. That's my reality.

  

  Kate Brown
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• I think it is the ability to tackle difficult problems in a sort of stable and supportive environment. I think that is the real key to it.

  

  Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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• Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads, so long as we reach the same goal. Wherein is the cause for quarreling?

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
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• The Marxist philosophy of dialectical materialism has two outstanding characteristics. One is its class nature: it openly avows that dialectical materialism is in the service of the proletariat. The other is its practicality: it emphasizes the dependence of theory on practice, emphasizes that theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice.

  

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• As the Spanish proverb says, 'He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

  

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• The Hamptons are filled with people who are winners Monday through Friday.

  

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• From the nation they draw all the benefits of civilisation, enlightenment, progress, and social and political institutions, as well as advances in the arts and sciences.

  

  Friedrich List
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• I have a real problem with rock music because it seems that lineage doesn't really exist. When you grow up, you're told that rock 'n' roll is the only authentic way to express yourself. Live instrumentation, singer, live drums. You're told that's the best medium to communicate. So much of modern rock is referencing music from 20 years ago.

  

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  • Problem
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• Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job that's paying you a fortune but it's not what's in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have.

  

  John Tesh
  • Heart
  • Risk
  • Paying

• When we sell a kilo of bean coffee in Uganda, we get one dollar per kilo. The same kilo, when it is processed and sold in Britain, goes for $10, $11 or even more a kilo. That is the same situation price disparity that goes for all raw materials.

  

  Yoweri Museveni
  • Coffee

• I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.'

  

  Chris Van Allsburg
  • Garden