Jeannette Walls Quotes

Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others feel that my parents, while certainly flawed, also had truly wonderful qualities. And that's the way it should be, because in real life two people can look at the same president and one will see a hero and the other a villain.

Jeannette Walls

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 21, 1960

Topics

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If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

Anatole France

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Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

John Ortberg

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Most educated Indians are bilingual. Amongst the urban elite though, there is a disdain for regional languages. That's unfortunate.

Amish Tripathi

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I have days where the only words I say are to the person making my sandwich at the grocery store.

Stephan Pastis

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Reading 'The Third Sex' feels a bit like flying in a veering helicopter over a rain forest that is disappearing before one's eyes.

Stacey D'Erasmo

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People know there is a difference between what you do and what you accept. There is a difference between me knowing that people swear, me hearing people swear and me swearing, and everyone accepting that this is something you can do as much as you like.

Steven Pinker

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I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.

Tony Robbins

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The only other time I can recall my dad getting upset at me was when I missed a hockey practice. My parents were away, so my buddy and I decided to skip it. I never told my dad about it, but he found out from the coach.

Mike Weir

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Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.

Michael Johnson

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One letter to bin Laden reveals that al Qaeda was working on chemical and biological weapons in Iran.

Michael T. Flynn

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I was born in the Coolidge administration. Can you believe that? So I've seen a lot of politics.

Dick Van Dyke

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I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.

Anne Lamott

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