Beverly Cleary Quotes

I have lovely memories of Los Angeles in the 1930s. I came down to live with my mother's cousin and they invited me to come and go to junior college for a year.

Beverly Cleary

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 12, 1916

Topics

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Making sure that when my child went to school people were enlightened enough not to torture them, you know?

Jennifer Beals

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Boredom is usually what spurs either bad decisions or any decision at all.

Amy Seimetz

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I was fat when I was a kid. I was a little chunkier, but that's boring because everyone was fat when they were a kid, right? Didn't we all go through a chubby stage? Mine maybe lasted a little longer - mine went until, like, the end of high school.

Josh Segarra

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If you love your film, you have to fight for it.

Jasmila Zbanic

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Since I'm always working, my best holiday memories are definitely when I can just go home and spend time with my family.

Chris Brown

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I spent a lot of time denying the idea that I could be gay or trans to myself. From the ages of 14 to 16, I was mostly convinced that I was just going through 'phases.' I ran away mentally, especially at night with access to the Internet and the labyrinth of anonymous communications.

Chelsea Manning

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'The Polar Express' began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, 'What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?'

Chris Van Allsburg

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Making films has been kind of my way of getting closer to God.

Corbin Bernsen

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There are days where I lose track of time, of place, of everything else, because I've been transported to another universe.

Susan Isaacs

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I would definitely describe myself as a workaholic.

Sharlto Copley

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Stay focused and stay determined. Don't look to anyone else to be your determination - have self-determination. It will take you very far.

Justice Smith

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Being attacked by right-wing Christians did not bother me. Being attacked by liberal feminists did.

Hugh Hefner

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