Cynthia Leitich Smith Quotes

For me, it's been a treat to interact with authors who were publishing when I was a young reader. Judy Blume once gave me a pep talk at a writing conference. I had a short story featured in the same anthology as Beverly Cleary. Magic.

Cynthia Leitich Smith

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MeWritingTreatStoryShortMagic

God is ever present. He's in every breath, in every step. He's here, always, always.

Jill Scott

GodStepPresentAlwaysBreathHere

I wouldn't put myself forward to do a film like 'Changeling' if I thought I couldn't pull people into a story because of all the other ways people see me.

Angelina Jolie

MyselfPeopleMeForwardThought

I can only say that sometimes skin colour does make a difference.

Amir Khan

Make A DifferenceI CanSkinSay

I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.

Tom DeLonge

SkateboardingUpEvenAnymoreGrew

I think it's my job to fight. The studio makes you question your idea, and you have to prove it.

Miguel Sapochnik

JobFightThinkYouProveQuestion

Marvin Gaye, I'm super influenced by him. D'Angelo, Donny Hathaway. All the old school cats. New people, I like M83. I like Coldplay. I love Frank Ocean. Miguel. I get inspired by all these cats. People don't know that me and Frank Ocean went to high school together.

Luke James

LoveCatsTogetherOceanSchoolMe

What do they call it, Y.O.L.A., you only live once? I think people are sort of gravitating towards that.

Lorene Scafaria

LivePeopleThinkYouCallOnly

I have a bunch of transgender friends, but they're all spread out across the country.

Jazz Jennings

FriendsCountryTransgenderOut

If someone's OK with being the 'transgender girl,' that's fine, but that's not me.

Jazz Jennings

GirlMeSomeoneTransgenderFineOK

I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans.

Dick Gephardt

LifeTimeThinkHouseWhiteSame

Mr. Trump is proud to pay a lower tax rate, the lowest tax rate possible. He fights for every single dollar. That's the mindset you want to bring to the government.

Corey Lewandowski

GovernmentProudMindsetYouWant

My mom's parents were farmers, so every summer, my sisters and I would help out, hauling pipe and pulling maggots off the corn. We hated it, but it taught me the meaning of good hard work.

Ashley Graham

WorkHard WorkGoodParentsMeMom

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