Mal Peet Quotes

History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar.

Mal Peet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 5, 1947 - March 2, 2015

Topics

HistoryWaitRoadBurgerTrafficUs

I realize that some folks might not believe me in this - I didn't run for Congress on the hopes that one day you're going to run for something else.

Joe Kennedy III

DayMeBelieveYouRunOne Day

I learned from my dad that there may come a time in life when you need to slow down and take a breath and deal with things, and that's OK, but whatever you do... Don't stop, and don't quit. Even if it's hard, you can't be lazy.

Joey Kramer

LifeTimeSlowYouDownStop

Healthier team members get a bigger food discount. We give our sickest team members an option to go through what we call the Total Health Immersion, where we take them off for a week, and we do intensive diet-and-lifestyle education.

John Mackey

EducationHealthFoodTeamWeekGo

The political gridlock in Washington leads us to conclude that policymakers don't have the ability to put the public finances of the U.S. on a sustainable footing.

John T. Chambers

PoliticalWashingtonAbilityUsPut

I will use my expertise in technology to bring the IRS up to date.

Steve Mnuchin

TechnologyWillUpBringExpertise

Republican politicians often evoke the Bible when it suits their purposes. But they disregard some of its most important teachings when formulating policy. This includes the story of Noah's Ark.

Tom Steyer

BibleStorySuitsImportantPolicy

Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.

Douglas Wood

YouHollywoodNeedGroundedWorking

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.

Doug Collins

SportsTimeTeamWinDetroitMore

Everybody thinks I'm so nice because they hear me so nice at night. And I'm like, 'No, I'm just tired. I'm exhausted, OK?'

Delilah

TiredMeNightNiceExhaustedJust

I'm a very girlie girl, but I often find the heroes of my books trying to take over the story. In truth, I enjoy writing the male point of view more than any other.

Deborah Raney

GirlTruthWritingStoryViewEnjoy

I have never written anything in one draft, not even a grocery list, although I have heard from friends that this is actually possible.

Connie Willis

FriendsPossibleNeverAnythingEven

But here's the deal: If I were smart, I could figure out curling. If I were even smarter, I could figure out why people would actually watch other people doing it. I have tried. I can't. I can't even figure out the object of the game. Is it like darts? I just don't get it.

Bob Schieffer

SmartPeopleGameDoingWhyOut

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