Rick Riordan Quotes

I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And I hope I get the chance to keep being one of the people that writes them.

Rick Riordan

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LoveHopeChildrenTimePeopleWill

Honestly, at the end of every season, we sit down and review where we're at.

Jim Irsay

EndDownReviewSitWhereSeason

My mother was a medical records librarian and wonderful with us girls. She sewed a lot of our clothes - really glamorous, beautiful clothes - and I think that's part of why I was so successful when I went off to Paris; she'd made me all these wonderful clothes to take.

Jerry Hall

MotherBeautifulMedicalMeThink

I think everybody must be aware that this society is a whole lot shakier now than it was before the war. I was trying to examine, in 'Dog Soldiers,' the process of that blow falling on America.

Robert Stone

DogWarSocietyThinkAmericaNow

Think of the universe as a benevolent parent. A child may want a tub of ice-cream and marshmallows, but a wise parent will give it fruits and vegetables instead. That is not what the child wants, but it is what the child needs.

Srikumar Rao

ChildWiseThinkParentUniverse

Even in high school, music was just a really fun thing on the side. I don't think I grasped the fact that it could be a profession.

Sigrid

MusicSchoolFunHigh SchoolThink

Some of the things I'm most proud of, it isn't because I think it's my best work; it's because of something that it's taught me.

Troy Baker

WorkBestMeProudThinkSomething

The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?

Tony D'Souza

WinSayingStoryGroupBecomeWrite

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.

Ruben Blades

MotherSingingRememberSheRadio

As a member of the Church, you have made sacred covenants with the Lord.

Russell M. Nelson

ChurchYouLordSacredMadeMember

Steve Carell is the most spectacular ad-lib improviser ever. And just doing a scene with him, it's just one incredible topping himself on every take.

Lucy Punch

DoingHimTakeJust OneJustMost

People can't stand it when you deal with issues of race and class, and also sometimes the church, and you give a perspective that flushes out hypocrisy.

Jose Padilha

PerspectivePeopleStandChurchYou

I looked at game show hosting as the bottom of the totem pole, one step away from infomercials. I never watched them myself. However, it's been a lot of fun.

Drew Carey

MyselfFunStepGameNeverBottom

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