Chris Van Allsburg Quotes

I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child.

Chris Van Allsburg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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PositiveMemoriesChildReadingVery

I usually spend the hiatus of 'Dexter' in New York in a way to balance things.

Jennifer Carpenter

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Always staying focused is something that's been very tough for me. I'm still working on it.

Sloane Stephens

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We are not only what we read. We are how we read.

Maryanne Wolf

OnlyReadHow

I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. I have a song about that. And why wouldn't you? It strikes me that that was a huge event. It's kind of funny and horrible and interesting, so why wouldn't one write about that?

Loudon Wainwright III

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The worse the reviews, the better for our demographic.

Johnny Knoxville

BetterReviewsWorseOurDemographic

You gotta be able to take criticism if you want to be anything close to great. Even if it's not true. You use that as an advantage for yourself. You can use that negative energy and turn that into an energy that drives you to be something more than you thought you could be. That's one thing I did.

DeMar DeRozan

GreatYourselfNegativeEnergyYou

Having the right people around you all the time is important. I do take the acting seriously. But this is all fun. I look at it like smoke and mirrors. I still think it's a dream, but I ain't pinching myself yet.

Chris Brown

TimeMyselfFunPeopleThinkLook

The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.

Condoleezza Rice

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Chess is life.

Bobby Fischer

LifeChess

I do accept that, with - with respect to those vague terms in the Constitution such as equal protection of the laws, due process of law, cruel and unusual punishments. I fully accept that those things have to apply to new phenomena that didn't exist at the time.

Antonin Scalia

RespectTimeLawConstitutionNew

I have lots of girlfriends - all over the country! You think I'm kidding? I'm dead serious. Girlfriends everywhere.

William Levy

ThinkYouCountrySeriousDeadOver

When I worked in a medical practice, our practice provided the insurance. When I retired the next day to run for public office to run for Congress, I had to pay first dollar.

Phil Roe

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