Judith Viorst Quotes

'Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever' was inspired by a combination of my grandson, my son, and myself - all those times when each of us has decided that we're just not going to get into trouble anymore. But it's so hard to be good all of the time!

Judith Viorst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 2, 1932

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That's one of the difficult things of being an actor that I'm still not used to. You have to go, you have to show up at these places where you know nobody, and sometimes with really impressive, high stakes people like Roman Polanski.

John C. Reilly

PeopleYouNobodyGoKnowSometimes

Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world.

Joel Sternfeld

Black And WhiteWorldLookingColor

I think there's a lot of gay women in sports, and it's widely known in the team; they can live a pretty open lifestyle without being open in the media.

Megan Rapinoe

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I first got involved with Mel Brooks through 'The Elephant Man.' Everybody knows now, but they didn't know at the time that he was the producer.

John Hurt

TimeManElephantKnowNowFirst

But at some point, we've got to have disciplined play and have got to coach better. I'm not putting it on the players. We've got to coach them to tackle and block better. It's as simple as that. If we can do those things, we'll have a chance.

Steve Spurrier

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The right name is an advertisement in itself.

Claude C. Hopkins

NameRightAdvertisementItself

I grew up watching the 'Muppets.' In New Zealand, the 'Muppets' were as big as anywhere else I think. It was a pretty global phenomenon.

Bret McKenzie

ThinkNewWatchingUpPrettyBig

Great touch is often written off simply as 'talent,' which is crucial, because a good swing can take a golfer only so far. I've seen thousands of fantastic swings in my day, but that doesn't guarantee anything.

Arnold Palmer

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Hopefully, the stuff that is way too personal that I record and keep - people won't hear it because it's way too personal.

Sharon Van Etten

PeoplePersonalWayKeepStuffHear

I don't like travelling in groups. I like doing my own thing. I am quite a loner, actually.

Shenaz Treasury

I AmDoingMy OwnOwnLonerLike

I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out.

Rick Wagoner

WinThinkYouTalkOutSure

Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.

Mark Zuckerberg

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