Robin McKinley Quotes

I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that the next generation is hopeless. Every generation has said that about every younger generation.

Robin McKinley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 16, 1952

Topics

BusinessMeThinkingGenerationSaid

I would not reconsider the nuclear cuts. The appropriations committee did due process in looking at where there was the ability to cut some spending and that's what we did and now it's time to look forward to fiscal year '12.

Joe Heck

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As digital culture becomes more tied to the success of the platforms where it flourishes, there is always a risk of it disappearing forever.

Jenna Wortham

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University was a chance to people-watch and to mix with people from all various walks of life, which as an actor is a great experience because you get to observe people.

Tom Riley

LifeGreatExperiencePeopleChance

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

Jason Patric

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It's not like the original movie where you thought it was the mother committing the murders, but it was actually the son. I don't think it's possible to create the kind of shock today that we created in 1959. And I don't even want to try.

Joseph Stefano

MotherSonTodayThinkThoughtYou

No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were.

Anthony Kennedy

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I'm married to a nurse, and she is really, really ardent that - in screenplays or movies that I've worked on, that all the medical aspects be properly presented. I think that filmmakers ought to be respectful of all fields and not just be lazy and put nonsense in movies because most people won't know the difference.

Scott Derrickson

MedicalPeopleThinkKnowMovies

Going to Mars is a bunch of baby steps, and it started off with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin.

Scott Kelly

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The majority of my blood is Asian.

Tiger Woods

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I don't have the genetic make up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

Noel Gallagher

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Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber.

Moshe Sharett

StrengthPeopleNeedIsraelRole

People like Ellie Simmonds, David Weir, and Hannah Cockroft have become superstars alongside the likes of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis. I think it has changed attitudes to disability.

Lynn Davies

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