The World Motivation
With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.
“With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.”
— Beverly Cleary · Chance
Explore more quotes by Beverly Cleary on topics like Chance, wisdom, and life lessons.
“With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.”
“Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture the spunky character of Ramona.”
“What interests me is what children go through while growing up.”
“I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.”
“'Dear Mr. Henshaw' came about because two different boys from different parts of the country asked me to write a book about a boy whose parents were divorced, and so I wrote 'Dear Mr. Henshaw,' and it won the Newbery, and I was - it's been very popular.”
“I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.”
“If a candidate for office starts talking about thinning the deer population or investing in barriers to reduce the number of deer on the highways, the other side will probably just ignore him, because they're not going to know what to say about it. But there is a chance that the issue will resonate with voters in an unexpected way.”
“The intense media coverage of today's campus shootings presents a double edged sword. On the one hand, it gives us a chance to think about and reflect on the causes; on the other hand, in a very small minority of unstable minds, the repeated telling of the stories can be interpreted as glamorous.”
“I've been in this business a long time, and I've worked with a lot of different directors now. It's cool to get the chance to work with the same guy several times.”
“I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and I've grown as a person so much.”
“My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to know what real liberty means. And if I could bring that about today by giving up my life, I would do it gladly.”