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Maurice Sendak Quotes

My parents were ignorant peasants from the Old World.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 10, 1928 - May 8, 2012

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Parents World Ignorant Old Peasants

I figure I can be artistic, but I work like a blue-collar person, too, and I'm serious about that.

Joe R. Lansdale

Work I Can Person Serious Like Too

I used to work with mentally disabled people when I was 18 or 19, changing diapers and catheters. I was working, like, 16 hour night shifts, having to distribute meds and go capture people who would break out of the house. Sometimes they'd have seizures, and we'd have to rush them to the hospital. That was an interesting time, very humbling.

Work Time People Night Interesting

I've said yes to everything that Jon Stewart has asked me to do. That's been a pretty good career decision, I think.

Good Decision Me Think Career Said

I hope there have been times when I made you all proud, or made you all smile or at least piqued your interest in this wonderful institution we call government.

Smile Hope Government Proud You

I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: 'It's the man from TV!'

Man I Am Would Who Kids Familiarity

Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.

Best World Goal Make Devices Our

Whatever it means for us to exist, we do so as creatures created, as the universe has been created, to glorify God.

Stanley Hauerwas

God Universe Whatever Us Exist Been

I think if you're an unhappy person, you're always going to be an unhappy person. You're probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I'm being honest.

Business Think Unhappy Doing You

Drama schools say if arts funding is cut, people can't afford to go, but I didn't go to drama school.

School People Drama Go Say Arts

I'm God's chosen child. I don't worry or carry anything extra to feel the strength. I've always felt the power of God beside me. Your strength lies in instilling honesty, truth, and sincerity in you.

Strength God Honesty Truth Power Me

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.

Jean de la Bruyere

Good Mind Mediocre Thinks Divinely

I've made sure that I've stood for privacy and the rights of the people time and time again.

Time People Privacy Rights Sure

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