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People Quotes by Walter Dean Myers
- I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books.…
- It is this language of values which I hope to bring to my books. . . . I want to bring values to those who…
- And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't read now. And…
- With my writing, what I want to do is humanize the young people I write about.
- What some people wanted was sometimes too hard to get, and the stress of trying was sometimes too hard to deal with... Maybe doing well…
- But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they…
- We need to tell young people that America was built by men and women of all colors and that the future of this country is…
- I am very much interested in getting parents to read to children, and trying to get people mentoring children. If I can do both I'll…
- I like people who take responsibility for their lives.
- I talk to myself out loud at times, and feel embarrassed when people overhear me.
- I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
- 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…
- Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.
- I came to Harlem from West Virginia when I was three, after my mother died. My father, who was very poor, gave me up to…
- I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book.…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle