Walter Dean Myers Quotes

I read a lot of comic books and any kind of thing I could find. One day, a teacher found me. She grabbed my comic book and tore it up. I was really upset, but then she brought in a pile of books from her own library. That was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Walter Dean Myers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 12, 1937 - July 1, 2014

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People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

Jodie Foster

PeopleSayAtheistAlwaysSurprised

Normal people have sex lives of their own to worry about.

Jessica Cutler

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We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost.

Jeremiah Wright

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So much of what we do with our lives is worrying about the things we've done or the things we want to do instead of just being present in the now.

Matt Czuchry

PresentDoneNowWantThingsJust

The real cost is always more than just the money you shell out.

Jeff Nichols

MoneyYouMoreRealOutCost

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business. He loved it so much.

Jeff Bridges

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Can a person be inspirational? Does a person have global sensibility? That's the hardest thing to find.

Anand Mahindra

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I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

Sophie Thompson

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I have some tracks and songs written for future collaboration, and I'm happy to work with artists who have the right voice and taste.

Suga

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I shudder to think what Republican presidential contenders will say in a 2016 primary to win over voters who think Eric Cantor isn't conservative enough.

Donna Brazile

WinThinkEnoughSayConservative

Life is a story. You and I are telling stories; they may suck, but we are telling stories. And we tell stories about the things that we want. So you go through your bank account, and those are things you have told stories about.

Donald Miller

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It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult. There was confidence in that, and comfort in that, and frustration also.

Clancy Brown

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