Walter Dean Myers Quotes

I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.

Walter Dean Myers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkResponsibilityAppreciationIdea

There cannot be peaceful coexistence in the ideological realm. Peaceful coexistence corrupts.

Jiang Qing

PeacefulCorruptsCannotCoexistence

Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well.

Joan Halifax

CompassionHelp OthersHelpPossible

It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

FeelYouSkinComfortableHardOwn

On some peculiar pigmented cells found in two mosquitoes fed on malarial.

Ronald Ross

TwoPeculiarCellsFoundSomeFed

My favorite thing is being able to follow my inspiration, and the freedom of being a writer is hard to beat.

Mike White

FreedomFollowHardInspirationBeat

I was always getting in trouble for whispering in class.

Mirai Nagasu

TroubleClassAlwaysGetting

One thing a narcissist doesn't like is to look in a mirror that is in any way genuinely reflective of what's on the other side of it.

Jay Parini

MirrorLookWaySideOne ThingLike

I wouldn't argue that Anderson Silva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA.

Jon Jones

BestFighterMMAArgueAnderson

Politics is really religion. Politics is about sacredness. Politics is about offering a vision that will bind the nation together to pursue greatness.

Jonathan Haidt

VisionTogetherPoliticsReligion

As a child, I sat in the back of the bus. I was told, time and time again, that God's potential didn't exist in people like me. I've spent my life fighting to change that. And, from the first day when I met Hillary Clinton, I've known that she's someone who cares just as much and fights just as hard.

Donna Brazile

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I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring.

Christopher Meloni

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I don't really think I feel pressured to become a teen sensation because that's not really my goal in life. It's not really about being star, being popular or having lots of girls. It's really about continuing to be able to act and have fun, and do what I like to do.

Chris Massoglia

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