Angie Thomas Quotes

Initially, I wanted to write middle grade. YA scared me: there's a lot of responsibility in being a YA author. It's so important to give that age range the right books that reflect their world and show them themselves.

Angie Thomas

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I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.

Jill Abramson

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I don't want to see anyone leaving single tonight. I want everyone to leave impregnated.

Joel Madden

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Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence.

John Michael Hayes

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I do think that narrative is very important - I think that we use narrative to organize the world around us, and so it does matter a lot what kinds of narratives we have in our inventories and which ones are reinforced so often and so strongly that we habitually reach for them without thinking.

Ann Leckie

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I don't want a flashy car, just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time, particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car.

Andy Murray

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In our family, where we began with no money, we like to say that we have discovered that God invented money so those who have it can help others.

Tom Brokaw

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I've learned not to let people judge me in how I want to live my life. Every single woman is an individual, and there's no one path. You just have to take the path that you think is right for you.

Mindy Grossman

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Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night.

Judah Friedlander

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People didn't stop me before for a guest spot that I did on 'Smallville.' Nothing against 'Smallville,' but people didn't freak out in traffic to tell me they love my show.

Diego Klattenhoff

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There's people that tried to celebrate when I lost that got nothing to do with it. That's not the sign of a champion.

Conor McGregor

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Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

Coretta Scott King

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It doesn't seem right for anybody to get so much attention.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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