"I've discovered that in order to make big changes in the world, we have to begin at home -- within ourselves"

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Source : Ann M. Martin (2014). “The Baby-Sitters Club #57: Dawn Saves the Planet”, p.98, Scholastic Inc.

Ann M. Martin

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“Let there be a wide breadth of possible ways to create.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I just find that I enjoy the music that feels like there's a journey to the top of this mountain, then you're at the top of the mountain finally with this magical feeling, and you're stoked because you made it, and you're up there, but there's a little bit of sadness to think of all that you lost along the way to get there. I guess I relate and enjoy the path and the struggle very much. Maybe it's the competitive spirit in me.”
“Jealousy is not a nice feeling, I hate feeling jealous. But if you can admit it and laugh at yourself, then that's a good way of dealing with your feelings.”
“The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.”
“Nothing that you plan is going to work out. Everything is going to be totally different than the way you expected. And things will constantly challenge you. Wherever you look the world is not as solid it seems to be.”
“In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.”

Source : Evening Standard, May 9, 1989.
“It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.”
“All of these reissues were not authorized by me, I do not endorse them, the live album was put out without my permission, and I've not seen a dime at this point, either.”

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