Chris Van Allsburg Quotes

As long as I can remember, I've always loved to draw. But my interest in drawing wasn't encouraged very much.

Chris Van Allsburg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LovedRememberDrawingLongI Can

Now, if you're Al Gore, you can afford $10 a pop for squiggly-pig-tailed fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're mainstream America, two or three kids, mom and dad working outside the home, that's not a very good deal.

Joe Barton

GoodHomeLightMomAmericaYou

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite young still, and yet they still tell his stories. That is how a person lives on.

Jessica Lange

FatherPersonYoungAlwaysTell

I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly.

Jennifer Aniston

ClothesBitAdmittedly

I'm a big fan of country.

Jeff Bridges

CountryBigBig FanFan

The American obsession with 'Downton' amuses me slightly because it's such a fiction. I've always been questioned about my historical veracity, and 'Downton' just flies past, when it's completely made up.

Michael Hirst

PastMeAmericanAlwaysHistorical

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.

John Roos

TogetherPeopleDifficultDiplomacy

There really isn't a formula for success.

Romeo Santos

SuccessReallyFormula

If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.

Judy Woodruff

WorkTimeGovernmentPeopleAmazing

I'm going to be the first rapper to win the Nobel Peace Prize. I don't know exactly what it would be for, specifically, but I want it to be a change I make in the world with my music.

Jay IDK

ChangeMusicPeaceWinWorldKnow

Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster.

Chuck Hagel

DownDangerousDisasterComplexEnds

I really like the Nineties! I want to bring back more of the Nineties, like the 'Spice Girls', 'Empire Records', Chloe Sevigny. I don't think anyone really gave it enough credit.

Poppy Delevingne

ThinkEnoughCreditBackWantSpice

We don't separate out men and women working together in corporations.

Susan Molinari

WomenWorking TogetherMenTogether

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