Jan Brett Quotes

When I was little, I would close my eyes and put my finger on a page. Then in my mind, I would go to that place.

Jan Brett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 1, 1949

Topics

EyesMindPlaceGoPageLittle

The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept.

John W. Gardner

CreativeFreeRestAssumptionsWeb

When I was 10 years old, I threw a bottle with a note in it in the ocean in Massachusetts, and Harrison Salisbury found it and contacted me. We began a correspondence that lasted for years, and I eventually met him when I was 18.

Amor Towles

OceanMeOldHimYearsBottle

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

Stephanie Leonidas

ThoughtPlayNeverAlwaysDifferent

The greatest barrier to someone achieving their potential is their denial of it.

Simon Travaglia

PotentialSomeoneAchievingDenial

There is a central flaw in contemporary culture and a corresponding and related inability to address it. Society seems somehow unable to adequately help or protect itself. Normal citizens feel powerless, isolated and disturbed.

Michael Leunig

CultureSocietyFeelHelpProtect

I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title.

Jason Bateman

FruitSmallNameYearThreeAbove

Looking the way I look, whenever anybody's looking for a light brown funny guy, I get the call... I'm 100 percent Greek, but I look like I could be Indian or Middle Eastern or Hispanic. If it's ethnic, they'll try and put me in it.

Jason Mantzoukas

FunnyLightMeLookingLookWay

I started out doing music videos and photography, and I always loved writing.

Brendan Fletcher

MusicWritingLovedPhotographyOut

If Facebook gets your entire social graph, you don't necessarily want to share everything with your entire social graph. You might wanna parse that social graph. So there's a company called PASS that is a private social network that I personally use for my friends and my family.

Ashton Kutcher

FamilyFriendsYouWantEverything

I love TV and am happy doing TV shows.

Pratyusha Banerjee

LoveHappyDoingTVTV ShowsShows

Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won't stand up for other people.

Sharon Salzberg

LoveKindnessTrustCompassionThink

Any time you get a chance to do something different or get away from your appearance or get away from what people are used to seeing, I think it's always good.

Mark Consuelos

GoodTimePeopleChanceThinkYou

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