Walter Dean Myers Quotes

So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what they need to do is read with children.

Walter Dean Myers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I have 800 books of just Samuel Beckett's work, tons of his correspondence, personal letters that he wrote. I have copies of plays he used when he directed, so all of his handwritten notes are in the corners of the page.

John Larroquette

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My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.

Michael Ian Black

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We gained his operational capabilities and he gained our marketing skills.

Mercer Reynolds

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There's no doubt that I do have extremes of mood that are greater than just about anybody else I know.

Stephen Fry

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I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.

Stana Katic

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If peace only had the music and pageantry of war, there'd be no wars.

Sophie Kerr

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I can speak Esperanto like a native.

Spike Milligan

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It is really the angling in the media that I do not like. That is how media can be rotten.

Rodrigo Duterte

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For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself.

Mary J. Blige

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A lot of straight and transgender boys get in touch with me through my website and social media. They tell me I'm inspirational and beautiful. It boosts my self-esteem.

Jazz Jennings

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He's an innocent in a lot of ways. He's a very simple person who really doesn't have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation.

Jared Leto

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Star Trek characters never go shopping.

Douglas Coupland

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