Walter Dean Myers Quotes

I wrote for magazines. I wrote adventure stuff, I wrote for the 'National Enquirer,' I wrote advertising copy for cemeteries.

Walter Dean Myers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AdventureAdvertisingCopyStuff

I speak very quickly, even for an elected public servant. So if I fast-talk you, I'm not trying to mislead you.

Jesse White

SpeakTryingYouServantEvenVery

Primarily I see myself as so much more than a rapper. I really believe I am the voice for a lot of people who don't have that microphone or who can't rap.

Jay-Z

MyselfI AmPeopleBelieveVoice

Beginning runners come in all shapes, sizes and pre-existing conditions, so there's no magic formula for determining exactly how much basic running is needed before you start speedwork. Most experts, though, recommend three or four months of preparation.

Don Kardong

BeginningPreparationStartMagic

I like to get emotional when I watch my entertainment.

Dean Devlin

EntertainmentEmotionalWatchGet

I always believe holidays strengthen the family bond, away from our daily hectic schedules.

Chiranjeevi

FamilyDailyBondBelieveHolidays

I'm interested in where I'm going and the people I am there to see. Going to Cuba was a great example of that, and the succession of going into Cuba, which is not a very easy place to get into, and playing music for people who have never seen a live rock concert outdoors like that.

Chris Cornell

LiveMusicGreatI AmPeopleEasy

I live in New York.

Corey Hawkins

LiveNew YorkNewYork

There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government.

Bruce Schneier

GovernmentSisterReadingWillDiary

What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property.

Winona Ryder

PeopleThinkFamousYouTouchOkay

I've reached a point where I'm comfortable in my own skin, and I do what I need to do, to feel good, but I'm built the way I am. The dancer's feet, the bruises on my legs, they're not going to go away. I think real girls have bruises. Tough chicks get bruised. They get dirty. And they have fun.

Nina Dobrev

GoodI AmFunFeel GoodHave Fun

When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner - and how that winner might be me.

Maria Sharapova

MyselfWaitingMeThinkPushWinner

You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.

Lewis Hamilton

ProudTryingYouNeedJustAccepted

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