"I have this idiot name tag which says…" — Maurice Sendak
"I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.'"
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146 Quotes by Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak has 146 quotes on this site.
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As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I…
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I would infinitely prefer a daughter.
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I never spent less than two years on the text of one of my picture books, even though each of…
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I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But…
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There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm…
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It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to…
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Children are tough, though we tend to think of them as fragile. They have to be tough. Childhood is not…
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I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing,…
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I'm totally crazy, I know that. I don't say that to be a smartass, but I know that that's the…
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I don't write for children. I write, and somebody says, 'That's for children.'
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I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence.
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As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of…
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More Controversial Quotes
This quote is filed under Controversial Quotes,
one of 208 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.
— Julian Assange
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Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.
— Charles Barkley
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When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's…
— Rob Bell
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Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.
— Erma Bombeck
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government…
— Barbara Bush
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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant.…
— Sherman Alexie
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I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you…
— Jimmy Carter
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I worked for George Bush. I'm proud to have worked for him. I think that a lot of the most…
— Dick Cheney
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You're going to die soon enough anyway; even if it's a hundred years from now, that's still the blink of…
— Jesse Bering
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Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.
— Dean Acheson
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In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look…
— Rick Santorum
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The idea that the Crusades and the fight of Christendom against Islam is somehow an aggression on our part is…
— Rick Santorum
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