Jandy Nelson Quotes

I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love when I'm writing about siblings. It's so powerful, the jump-in-front-of-a-train-to-protect-them kind of love.

Jandy Nelson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 24, 1965

Topics

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They spend their time looking forward to the past.

John Osborne

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One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion.

Max Weber

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If you represent a fantasy for the people who actually go to the cinema, they grab that and go with it; therefore, for the rest of their lives, they actually identify you with a certain thinking - a certain philosophy. There are many actors who want to pursue that same thought in real life as well, and that's perfectly acceptable.

Amitabh Bachchan

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My parents always told me that you always want to be the worst of the best. If you are the best, you never learn.

Toni Trucks

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If a movie has three decent scenes and a decent character, I think, 'OK, at least they got that guy right.'

Robert Ben Garant

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In nominating young women and men to our service academies, it must only be about who you are, not who you know.

Ron Barber

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The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.

Michael Pollan

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You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.

Mitt Romney

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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Joseph Joubert

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Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value.

Douglas Coupland

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