Chris Van Allsburg Quotes

It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that.

Chris Van Allsburg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 18, 1949

Topics

ChildrenArtMeWritingWantKids

I think of poets as outlaw visionaries in a way.

Jim Jarmusch

ThinkWayOutlawPoetsI Think

The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern?

John Shelton Reed

NatureLooksStereotypesNowStill

I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything.

Rodney Carrington

ThoughtComedyAnythingIf I Could

There are so many cameras. There is so much instant media attention, not just for celebrities, but for normal people that get thrust in the reality world.

Lorenzo Lamas

PeopleWorldRealityMediaAttention

Acquiring customers at the start is one of the hardest things you'll ever experiences as an entrepreneur.

Julia Hartz

StartYouEntrepreneurThingsEver

I believed and still believe that success is only part of the story. It makes you want to get better and better so as not to let yourself down and not to let the people down who like what you do and you don't waste your success.

Jon Anderson

SuccessYourselfPeopleBelieveYou

I do believe in ghosts. Freaky things will happen, and I'm like, 'The wind didn't do that! Some spirit did'.

Devon Werkheiser

WindBelieveWillSpiritGhosts

A lot of movies come out and you think, 'Couldn't you have just tried a little harder?'

Dede Gardner

ThinkYouMoviesOutLittleJust

Anyone with a child knows that children learn about the world through binary options: up or down, hot or cold, big or little, inside or outside, wet or dry, good or bad, boy or girl, man or woman.

Phyllis Schlafly

GoodGirlChildrenWomanManChild

I've fried my hair off. I've shaved my hair off. I've done it all.

SZA

HairDoneOffShavedFried

I'd be so bored if I wasn't going out there, knowing that I could still do it. So, I'm going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time.

Tom Brady

WorkTimeWork HardPlanLongReady

A little-known secret is that being a pro athlete is not that great. It's a pretty short lifespan. I know all these parents are out there driving their children to be professionals, but so many pros will tell you, 'No, you don't want to do this.'

Timothy Olyphant

ChildrenGreatParentsShortDriving

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