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James Patterson Quotes

Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role models are in the home: brothers, fathers, grandfathers; mothers, sisters, grandmothers. Moms and dads, it's important that your kids see you reading. Not just books - reading the newspaper is good, too.

James Patterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: March 22, 1947

Topics

Good Home Best Reading Face You

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

Father Think I Think Orientation

The Common Core State Standards are more rigorous standards than the great majority of states had in place previously.

Great Place More Standards Core

Life is full of ups and downs. One needs to stay positive in life, no matter what.

Life Positive Ups And Downs Matter

Perhaps there should be a box on the census form that says, 'I'm a criminal.' Everyone who has ever committed a crime would be required to check it. If everyone were forced to acknowledge their own criminality, maybe we, as a nation, would second-guess our apparent zeal for denying full citizenship to those branded felons.

Michelle Alexander

Citizenship Crime Nation Box Own

My dream role is to portray someone like James Baldwin. I've always been a fan of his writing, and I feel like he's one of our unsung heroes. He's been pretty much forgotten, and I think he needs to be recognized. He had to go all the way to Europe to find recognition and acceptance, and I'd just like to bring him to the forefront.

Michael K. Williams

Acceptance Writing Think Someone Go

Because I produce a comedy festival and because I write and all of that stuff, I've seen the relationship that actors can create, in a bad way sometimes, with the rest of the people they work with. I just want to be a good representation of, 'Actors are great! They're not what some people might think they are.'

Work Good Relationship Great People

If people have to tell you how successful they are, they really aren't that successful.

People You Tell Successful How

Animals... don't have a sense of time. You just have to do things over and over with animals until they happen to do it right because they don't really know what you want.

Bruce Greenwood

Time You Know Animals Want Right

We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.

Home Today Improvement People Year

In 2010 the U.S. will have a payroll tax rate increase, an estate tax increase, and income tax increases. There's also a tax increase coming in 2010 on carried interest. This rate will rise from its current level of 15 percent to 35 percent, and then it will rise again in 2011.

Rise Tax Will Income Tax Coming

Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet.

Portia de Rossi

Water Myself Feel Diet Go Never

Writers are rememberers.

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