Ann Brashares Quotes

I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.

Ann Brashares

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 30, 1967

Topics

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I feel connected to that idea of wanting to belong to something, to have a sense of purpose as a man on the planet.

Jeremy Renner

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Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

John Donne

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Most people get overwhelmed by the insignificant decisions of their lives. I'm urging people to minimize the time spent on these when they're not critical to their most important goals.

Robert Pozen

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In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ.

Ann Voskamp

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Harry Reid rammed a partisan healthcare bill through the Senate that most Americans didn't want, and now it seems that members of his own staff don't want ObamaCare either.

Jeff Duncan

HealthcareNowWantThroughOwn

When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.

Rob Bell

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If you donate overseas, it's a simple matter. In mainland China, there are so many headaches.

Ronnie Chan

SimpleYouMatterChinaManyDonate

Novels are the means by which we can escape the moment we are imprisoned in, but at the same time, the roots of a novel are in the world in which it is written. We write, and we read, to understand the world we live in.

Romesh Gunesekera

LiveTimeMomentRootsWorldEscape

I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations.

Rosemary Clooney

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I hated to lose.

Mike Krzyzewski

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I'm really in retirement. My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.

Dick Van Dyke

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I traveled to Cuba with the intention of speaking with boxers who had turned down enormous offers to leave. When explaining my project to people, again and again I was met with amusement and skepticism.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

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