"Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids,……" — Chris Van Allsburg
"Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic."
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38 Quotes by Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg has 38 quotes on this site.
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As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can…
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Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact…
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The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a…
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There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well.…
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I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything…
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I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head
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The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going…
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The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me
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Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it…
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There must be something to think about at the end.
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Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to…
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The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people…
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More Athletic Quotes
This quote is filed under Athletic Quotes,
one of 263 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Athletics is a luxury.
— Roger Bannister
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When I sing for myself, I sing in a more free, athletic way. When I face an audience, there is…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I see so many guys, really athletic guys, wearing pleats and I just shake my head. Like, Tiger Woods used…
— Tom Brady
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For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine…
— Avery Brundage
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Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition.
— Trishelle Cannatella
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In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just…
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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We were the quintessence of athletic atrocity.
— Mike Newlin
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I believe that coaches and athletes should realize that the athletic department field, court or diamond can be made an…
— Phillip Shriver
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My mom said giving birth was the most excruciating thing she's ever gone through in her life. So...if [a cesarean]…
— Britney Spears
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I was very athletic when I was younger and I am a very competitive person, so I never give up.
— Izabella Scorupco
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Empower the people around you, from the janitor to the athletic director. You do that by being sincere, caring about…
— Sue Gunter
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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that…
— Billie Jean King
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