"We gained control of many things. But we……" — Lois Lowry
"We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others."
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120 Quotes by Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry has 120 quotes on this site.
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When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I…
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I don't know what she is now. A stranger, mostly. It's as if she has become a part of a…
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It's hard to give up the being together with someone.
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I think 'The Giver' is such a moral book, so filled with important truths, that I couldn't believe anyone would…
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For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement…
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What's important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you'll receive in your Assignment.
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Reading is the most important way to prepare for life.
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Gathering Blue' was a separate book. I wanted to explore what a society might become after a catastrophic world event.…
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I think I've written 40 books, and none of them have been heavy on action. I'm an introspective person.
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I left home at the correct time but when I was riding along near the hatchery, the crew was separating…
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But there's a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it.
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I turn to books for a feeling of companionship: for somebody knowing what I have known.
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More Control Quotes
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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the…
— Aristotle
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Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning…
— Isaac Asimov
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The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way…
— Bashar al-Assad
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Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it.
— Margaret Atwood
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
— Marcus Aurelius
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own…
— Paul Auster
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path…
— Irving Babbitt
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
— Lord Acton
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
— Lord Acton
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Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it.…
— Michael Badnarik
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It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and…
— Red Adair
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If you want to control other people, first control yourself.
— Abu Bakr
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