Richard Scarry Quotes

#1. She took him by the arm and pulled him down and put her lips on his. When she inhaled, she took in the breath of a thousand years and ten thousand miles. And yes, she tasted death. But

Stephen King

#2. What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

Art Blakey

#3. Wherever I go, I'm watching. Even on vacation, when I'm in an airport or a railroad station, I look around, snap pictures, and find out how people do things.

Richard Scarry

#4. If your job wasn't performed by a cat or a boa constrictor in a Richard Scarry book I'm not sure I believe it's necessary

Tim Krieder

#5. I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten.

Richard Scarry

#6. I am very happy when people write that they have worn out my books, or that they are held together by Scotch tape. I consider that the ultimate compliment.

Richard Scarry

#7. Love is the falcon's flight over your sands. Because for him, you are a green field, from which he always returns with game. He knows your rocks, your dunes, and your mountains, and you are generous to him.

Paulo Coelho

#8. Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.

Charles Spurgeon

#9. Any of these moments, you can turn it all around.

Bobby Williams

#10. I'm not hiding from anyone. I am who I am, and I'm not perfect.

Justin Bieber

#11. Everything has an educational value if you look for it. But it's the fun I want to get across.

Richard Scarry

#12. There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children's books.

Richard Scarry

#13. Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children's books.

Richard Scarry

#14. It's a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.

Richard Scarry

#15. The oneness of community for instance is at the heart of our culture.

Steven Biko

#16. Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for vice president, died from multiple myeloma. Frank Reynolds, the ABC anchorman, who I had talked to toward the end of his life, not knowing what he had, died from it. Later I found out that Frank McGee, who was the Today Show host, died from it.

Tom Brokaw

#17. Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians.

Richard Scarry

#18. The President has once again failed us. Millions of Americans are at risk of going without the flu vaccine this year because the administration failed to act proactively to ensure an adequate supply. There is simply no excuse for this.

Jon Corzine