Not since the Lord himself showed his stuff to Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones had anyone brought such grace and… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Oriental DreamWorks did a lot of the surfacing of the village [in Kung Fu Panda 3] and you know all the little… — Jennifer Yuh Nelson Copy Share Image
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![“Oriental DreamWorks did a lot of the surfacing of the village [in Kung Fu Panda 3] and you know all the little paintings on all the gables and everything? They have meaning, and they could do that because they know what that means, we don't necessarily know about that over here.” quote by Jennifer Yuh Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/jennifer-yuh-nelson-9435_artist_oriental-dreamworks-did-a-lot-of-the-sur_2469620.jpg)
