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Margaret Mahy Quotes

When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was expected that I would know about a wide range of books.

Margaret Mahy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: March 21, 1936

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Yourself Writing You Know Would

A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.

John P. Kotter

Fear Complacency Anxiety Urgency

Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.

Menander

God Hand Boldness Honest Even Lends

The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

John Lewis

Government Duty State Reasonable

One of my biggest influences growing up was Jamie O'Brien. He was like an older brother to me.

John John Florence

Brother Me Growing Up Growing Up He

We know that over a billion people live in poverty around the world, and most of them are women and girls. If we can improve their lives, that has a positive effect on their communities, on their families, on their countries.

Jeanne Shaheen

Positive Women Live People World

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

Meryl Streep

Good Compassion People Think Desire

Each man in his way is a treasure.

Robert Falcon Scott

Man Treasure Way His Each His Way

Protecting our land, our air and our water is a very important thing that we can only do together.

Martin O'Malley

Water Together Important Land Air

I'm interested in so many different things and I'd like to cover a lot of territory. I'm trying to see my show as the Sunday 'Times.' You have the Arts & Leisure section, you have the Op-Ed page, you have the Book Review... even the Style section has those wonderful essays about relationships.

Joy Behar

Style Book Trying You Sunday Page

The Constitution authorizes Congress to tax Americans to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. But in Washington, the professional political class has hijacked that authority to rig up a tax code that provides for the well-being of Washington, not the country.

Josh Hawley

Constitution Political Professional

In a sea of millions of people, you really have to set yourself apart to make a statement.

Bobby Berk

Sea Yourself People You Statement

American writers, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to support ourselves in the field, are by and large a lucky lot.

Bryan Burrough

Support American Enough Lucky Us