Sid Fleischman Quotes

In my first story, 'Mr. Mysterious & Company'... I was asked to take out some of the humor because editors were afraid reviewers would dismiss the book as a joke. Today, humor is enjoyed and no longer regarded as literary brummagem.

Sid Fleischman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 16, 1920 - March 17, 2010

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It's a different experience to be with your kids when your spouse isn't around.

Jerry O'Connell

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I have a tremendous platform and responsibility to talk to people about these issues about sustainability and about health and wellness when it comes to food.

Andrew Zimmern

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I didn't know exactly what a hipster was until we were in Brooklyn. It's like a species. On first seeing it, I was like, 'Oh my God, oh my God...' Pre-tt-y fun-ny.

Travis Fimmel

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Most people think of leaders as being these outgoing, very visible, and charismatic people, which I find to be a very narrow perception. The key challenge for managers today is to get beyond the surface of your colleagues. You might just find that you have introverts embedded within your organization who are natural-born leaders.

Douglas Conant

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We have to protect the rights of the American people.

Cory Gardner

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There are two things that matter when you're making music. First, that you're doing what you love, even if it's crazy and other people tell you it's crazy. The second thing is the only people you really need to worry about are the people who love your music, not the people who speak badly about it.

Brian Fallon

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I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it.

Alice Walker

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I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others.

Philip Levine

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'Snoops,' that was the worst.

Paula Marshall

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I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.

Ken Venturi

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When I was growing up... I'm not going to say I listened to everything, but when it comes to vocals, I was really adamant about imitating all kinds of voices.

Kelela

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I do not doubt that services like social games and coupons bring delight to people's lives, and I mean no disrespect to the hard work that has made them possible. But in the face of threats to humanity's future on the one hand and the extraordinary potential of mankind on the other, at some point we must ask: are we capable of more?

Justin Rosenstein

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