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Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

I read a lot of the books that I love again and again and again and try to understand how the writer did it.

Jacqueline Woodson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 12, 1963

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When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together.

God Together Queen Go Try Bless

For me, triathlons were something that was down to me and my fitness. Now, I really enjoy the pain in the triathlon of chasing someone down. It's a bit like chasing down Nico Rosberg in the last few laps at Silverstone - it makes you feel alive.

Fitness Pain Me Someone Enjoy You

I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.

People Wish Said Cry Want I Wish

At the age of 14, I ran away from home for four days and hitchhiked around western Pennsylvania and southern Ohio.

Home Age Days Southern Ohio Four

It blows my mind that you get Shakespeare where the 'low' comedy characters have got Northern or Welsh accents.

Mind Comedy You Low Where Get

I think if I'd never had found pro wrestling, I'd be a blue collar guy, working a 9-to-5 job.

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Job Blue Think Wrestling Never Guy

I've been leading newsrooms for a while now and it's been an honor serving as Editor in Chief of N.J., but I really think that my best shot at moving the needle in politics is by getting close to it - by reading, reporting, tweeting and writing.

Best Politics Moving Writing Reading

My father's father died when he was a teenager, and dad went to work to support his mother and two siblings as a carpenter and as a builder's mule, hauling carts of lumber to construction sites when it was too icy for the mules to climb the hills.

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Work Father Mother Support Climb

While I feel that I have a great reservoir to draw from as an actor for lots of different roles, it is difficult because it can be an industry where it's people's jobs to thin-slice you really quickly and try to fit you into a niche in the market.

Great People Feel You Actor Try

Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump higher than you ever have. And it's just this really magical thing that happens in those moments.

Energy Feel Moments You Jump Know

'Battlefield' was one of those slow-building songs, the way 'Tattoo' was. It was kind of a word-of-mouth hit. The more people heard it, the more they started requesting it on the radio.

People Kind Tattoo Way More Radio

My background really comes from geekdom and the idea of building a smart machine. If we're going to build a smart machine, let's have it read good books.

Good Smart Building Build Going

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