Lois Lowry Quotes

I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I'm aware of what's out there. But I tend not to read the books.

Lois Lowry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1937

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I've never been a true fan of the short story and have only published a single example of my own.

Jim Harrison

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The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

John Bercow

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In the case of 'The Housewives,' I call the 'Housewives' sociology of the rich. I think it's just fun to watch. It's guilt-free gossiping that you can have. It's like the modern-day soap opera, in my mind.

Andy Cohen

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It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

Jeanette Winterson

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People have this notion of me being this sweet, nice girl, but I'm kind of a pervert.

Michelle Branch

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China's government has far more control over the country's economy than our government has over ours, and it is moving from export dependence to a model of growth driven by domestic demand. Any restriction on exports to the U.S. would simply accelerate a process already underway.

Joseph Stiglitz

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We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or erect shopping malls and condos; planting groves of a few familiar trees that homeowners and industries prefer.

Diane Ackerman

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Chart positions aren't the be all and end all.

Chris Lowe

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Watching a company develop is like watching a puppy grow. When you can watch something grow that you created - it's really an amazing feeling.

Brody Jenner

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What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

Arnold Palmer

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Right from my childhood, I have believed in a Supreme Power. I don't know whether it has form, or it is formless. I am a high school dropout. How come life has given me so much? It's not my intelligence, it's not my abilities. This understanding makes me scared even in success. I don't own my success. Neither do I own my failure.

Pawan Kalyan

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I had always been a really peculiar child. My mom would tell you I grew up roughing it with the boys and playing with action figures and toy cars and stuff, but I also had an Easy Bake Oven... I find it amazing that in a really weird way, people are mad that they can't figure out my gender.

Shamir

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