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Jon Scieszka Quotes

'Just looking at pictures' used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading.

Jon Scieszka

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 8, 1954

Topics

Words Looking Reading Cheating Now

In my fifties, I was still in creation mode. Now I have more of a responsibility to step back and mentor and offer wisdom, offer sign posts on the path.

Jodie Evans

Wisdom Path Responsibility Step Back

I don't even date; I'm terrible with women.

Andy Weir

Women Terrible Date Even

Emotions never become obsolete, whether they are towards your family or your boyfriend.

Sriti Jha

Family Emotions Become Never Your

Love is possible as life is possible.

Robin Wright

Life Love Love Is Possible

Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

Roger Ascham

Learning Good You Say Will Praise

While the Beatles always had George Martin around to clean up their act, the Rolling Stones had Andrew Loog Oldham to coarsen theirs.

Jon Landau

Clean Always Up Act Clean Up Stones

We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world - but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.

Donald Trump

Friendship World Understanding Will

To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.

Confucius

Love Business Men People Seasons

When I was growing up on our 53-acre dairy farm, we were obsessed with food; it was the center of our lives. We planted it, grew it, harvested it, peeled it, cooked it, served it, consumed it - endlessly, day after day, season after season.

Bobbie Ann Mason

Food Day Growing Up Farm Growing Up

When I'm making something, I've always felt in charge and therefore able to call the shots. But what you've got to do is stop that turning into arrogance or despotism!

Armando Iannucci

Arrogance You Stop Always Something

When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.

Phyllis Schlafly

Child Sexism Rule Custody However

The less you struggle with a problem, the more it's likely to solve itself. The less time you spend frantically running around, the more productive you are likely to be.

Pico Iyer

Time Struggle Problem You More Less