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Chris Van Allsburg

"Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now."

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Amber Hurdle

"Anyone that refuses to grow will remain in the past. It is a demand of life."

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"Since when has corruption everywhere, homes, streets, offices, become a Nigerian factor."

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"Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while."

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Amber Hurdle

"The change the world needs is not in the hand of everyone who is alive. It is in the works of those who deliberately contribute to make it a better place."

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Amber Hurdle

"You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying."

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Amber Hurdle

"Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness."

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Amber Hurdle

"There are few things that will remain constant over the long run."

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Amber Hurdle

"To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things."

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Amber Hurdle

"No one on earth is "functionless". The problem we usually have is that functions of people are being displayed in the wrong positions! Change position!"

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Amber Hurdle

"Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets."

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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 happen."
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"There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of sorceress."
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"The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best."
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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 makes me feel great."
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"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding."
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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 that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity."
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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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"Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now."
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