Katherine Paterson Quotes

I'd like for the young people, and older ones, too, who don't count themselves as readers, to know the joy of reading and what it does to enrich your life in so many ways.

Katherine Paterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 31, 1932

Topics

LifeJoyPeopleReadingKnowYoung

When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging birds, to insects, to microbes, to the other animals, when they come in contact and digest plants that are producing materials ranging from plastics to vaccines to pharmaceutical products?

Jeremy Rifkin

PlantsBirdsSeedAnimalsLand

When I was working at Trio, I was pitched 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' and I knew, whoever gets this, this is a game changer. When I started at Bravo in 2005, it was a hit, and Season 1 of 'Project Runway' was in postproduction.

Andy Cohen

EyeGameProjectRunwayGuyStarted

I realise I'm known for doing big, very serious cases, but fundamentally, any lawyer will tell you that even the most complex trials come down to the same questions. Are people telling porky pies? Are bank accounts dodgy? Is someone trying to get one over on you? It's my job to listen and then decide.

Robert Rinder

JobPeopleLawyerQuestionsDoing

I'm not really a 'puppet' person in particular; I think they are very theatrical, and I've found different uses for them in shows, but my true interest is in writing Broadway musicals.

Robert Lopez

WritingThinkPersonTrueDifferent

The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.

Ann Landers

HappyBe HappyRichWishPoorDead

I've always been conscientious and hardworking. I've never wasted time.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

TimeNeverAlwaysWasted TimeWasted

I think if I tried to be the stern parent, we would have slipped into Cinderella mode - with me as the evil stepmother!

Trisha Yearwood

MeEvilThinkParentStepmother

My role in the business is to use my judgment. All these years of experience have given me a clear head, and I can give a nonpartisan view with a sense of distance.

Shiv Nadar

BusinessExperienceMeViewI Can

It's an honor to be able to get in the fray and be a strong, mature voice for Coloradans, a voice uncensored and uncontrolled by the permanent political class in Washington.

Robert Blaha

VoiceStrongHonorPoliticalMature

It all started back in '69 when I worked with Jack Nitzche on 'Performance.' That was my first experience of doing soundtracks, and I've enjoyed doing them ever since.

Ry Cooder

ExperiencePerformanceDoingBack

It's important for me to let my fans know I really don't care. I'm confident.

Drake

MeCareConfidentKnowImportant

Hunger in America is an American problem. The hunger of one should be the concern of all. Especially the hunger of children - our children.

Donna Brazile

ChildrenAmericanAmericaProblem

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