Mary Pope Osborne Quotes

I discovered writing children's books was a way to keep living in my imagination like a child. So I wrote a number of books before I started 'Magic Tree House.' Then, once I got that, I never looked back because I could be somewhere different in every single book.

Mary Pope Osborne

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Nobody enjoys the 'little show about nothing' humor more than me, but that is never the way I look at it.

Jerry Seinfeld

HumorMeLookNobodyNothingWay

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over America.

John McCain

FamousAmericaDeskFirstOverMake

I'm not a musician making words to go with my music.

John Trudell

MusicWordsGoMakingMusician

I really live in my own kind of universe.

Amy Heckerling

LiveUniverseKindMy OwnOwn

We will pay a heavy price if we insist on navigating the 21st century with a 20th century mindset.

Tom Steyer

MindsetPriceWillPayHeavyInsist

Because of the enormous responsibility, diabetic kids tend to grow up to be the most mature, most realistic people who have a natural desire to reach outside of themselves.

Mary Tyler Moore

ResponsibilityPeopleGrowReachUp

I was raised - my mom and dad were dairy farmers. Once you've made a decision to plant a crop for that year, you can't go back and undo that decision.

Roy Blunt

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I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

Mick Jagger

AgeChildrenBelieveEarlyPlay

The protests against Harry Potter follow a tradition that has been growing since the early 1980s and often leaves school principals trembling with fear that is then passed down to teachers and librarians.

Judy Blume

FearSchoolTraditionEarlyDown

I never look back, ever. I'm always looking ahead, working on the next thing.

Chris Cornell

LookingLookBackAheadNeverNext

Well, honestly, both my husband and I tend to ignore the tabloids. We see them every once in awhile or it comes to our attention that we are in a tabloid for one reason or another. But it's always false.

Connie Chung

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Specifically, I am concerned about the long-term condition of Social Security. I am committed to ensuring that current beneficiaries and those nearing retirement face no reduction in benefits, while preserving this vital program for future generations.

Cliff Stearns

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