I don't want to approach reading from the viewpoint of that it's a pleasant adjunct to your ...
WALTER DEAN MYERS We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this w...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I joined the army on my seventeenth birthday, full of the romance of war after having read a lot of ...
WALTER DEAN MYERS One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of cof...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I keep threatening to keep a formal journal, but whenever I start one it instantly becomes an exerci...
WALTER DEAN MYERS We need to tell young people that America was built by men and women of all colors and that the futu...
WALTER DEAN MYERS My younger brother's death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In 'Fallen...
WALTER DEAN MYERS When my family fell apart, it was such a troubled part of my life... I think I could understand what...
WALTER DEAN MYERS As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportun...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I was teased if I brought my books home. I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books i...
WALTER DEAN MYERS After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses....
WALTER DEAN MYERS As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - ...
WALTER DEAN MYERS What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafte...
WALTER DEAN MYERS With my writing, what I want to do is humanize the young people I write about.
WALTER DEAN MYERS And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who ...
WALTER DEAN MYERS Thinking back to boyhood days, I remember the bright sun on Harlem streets, the easy rhythms of blac...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I wrote for magazines. I wrote adventure stuff, I wrote for the 'National Enquirer,' I wrote...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a product...
WALTER DEAN MYERS Within the black community, roughly 60 percent of children are born to single moms. Moms don't h...
WALTER DEAN MYERS Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader....
WALTER DEAN MYERS The most difficult idea to reconcile in war is the notion that anything is going to be solved by kil...
WALTER DEAN MYERS We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.
WALTER DEAN MYERS I read a lot of comic books and any kind of thing I could find. One day, a teacher found me. She gra...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for t...
WALTER DEAN MYERS I was a good student, but a speech impediment was causing problems. One of my teachers decided that ...
WALTER DEAN MYERS My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there for 37 years. So he didn't...
WALTER DEAN MYERS Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child...
WALTER DEAN MYERS That night the mosquitoes ate us up. I had bites all over my body. Back home I thought mosquitoes ne...
WALTER DEAN MYERS So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring...
WALTER DEAN MYERS From my foster parents, the Deans, I received the love that was ultimately to strengthen me, even wh...
WALTER DEAN MYERS Reading is not optional.
WALTER DEAN MYERS I talk to myself out loud at times, and feel embarrassed when people overhear me.
WALTER DEAN MYERS I came to Harlem from West Virginia when I was three, after my mother died. My father, who was very ...
WALTER DEAN MYERS To fight for one's country, to offer one's very life to promote the well being of the United...
WALTER DEAN MYERS Doing anything great is like a pyramid. You have to have a wide base, ... The whole idea is to get 5...
WALTER DEAN All our relationships are person-to-person. They involve people seeing, hearing, touching, and speak...
BRENDAN MYERS If I went by all the rejection I've had in my career, I should have given up a long time ago.
MIKE MYERS Justin Timberlake is the single most talented human being I've ever met in my life, and it sicke...
MIKE MYERS The risk is that euro/dollar still heads lower into Wednesday first due to negative press surroundin...
ADAM MYERS The world is coming to a view that the Fed is going to provide more liquidity and interest rates wil...
ADAM MYERS The U.S. dollar is being held firm by short-term rate expectations and until there is some sign of v...
ADAM MYERS The U.S. dollar is being held firm by short-term rate expectations and until there is some sign of v...
ADAM MYERS We didn't see the big increase in Federal Reserve interest rates. I think that surprised a lot of th...
ADAM MYERS Because of Katrina we will have a pause in September. The aftermath of shocks is still not appreciat...
ADAM MYERS There is basically 100 percent pricing for a tightening in U.S. rates ....
ADAM MYERS Inflation fears are bringing uncertainty that you don't know what your return would be and you don't...
ADAM MYERS Even though risk aversion might be on the rise and could drag on the dollar slightly, there is still...
ADAM MYERS There are no clinical studies that show it's an effective weight loss agent.
ADAM MYERS Successful marriage is always a triangle: a man, a woman, and God.
CECIL MYERS I will be the first to admit that I am a pessimist by nature. It is, after all, the wisest way to be...
TAMAR MYERS If you don't believe in the things you're doing, the answer isn't fooling yourself into thinking you...
JASON MYERS People learn when they are ready to learn.

Are you ready?
LORII MYERS There are so many attention whores out there, prostituting for people's acknowledgment
JASON MYERS Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. An...
MIKE MYERS New taxes should be a last resort, not an option
CHRISTOPHER MYERS The power behind taking responsibility for your actions lies in putting an end to negative thought p...
LORII MYERS The birthplace of 'Western' civilization is generally agreed to be Greece, and its birth dat...
BRENDAN MYERS I'm a comedic actor, not to mix words, but it's something I think about. A comedic actor. I ...
MIKE MYERS Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those Ja...
MIKE MYERS And I thought, when I have kids, that's the sort of well told, silly, and fun fairy tale that I ...
MIKE MYERS Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating ...
MIKE MYERS I would love to be a father. I had a great father who taught me how gratifying that is. I'm not ...
MIKE MYERS As I believe—I am, I can, I know.
LORII MYERS Passion in life…is life. It’s contagious. Get naked and roll around in it.

People wh...
LORII MYERS Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. An...
MIKE MYERS In retail we can't really get together at Christmastime, so we make a vacation of this.
ANGIE MYERS I was always pretty competitive. But I know that I didn't learn everything I've learned until I was ...
ANGIE MYERS We still haven't figured out a good rotation. We're trying to find something that works for us, and ...
ANGIE MYERS I really believe in teamwork and competitiveness. I want competitive people. I want people who want ...
ANGIE MYERS I think that it makes them closer and makes them more positive toward each other. They seem to be al...
ANGIE MYERS Winners in life visualize their success and look forward to reaping and enjoying the rewards of thei...
LORII MYERS Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, Plato, and Cicero, just to name a few, all lived in pagan societies. Some...
BRENDAN MYERS Complex astronomical instruments like the Antikythera Mechanism and the Nebra Sky Disk were made by ...
BRENDAN MYERS Everything I do is autobiographical in some way. 'Wayne's World' was me growing up in th...
MIKE MYERS There is nothing natural, inevitable, or necessary about the labyrinth of fear. We can liberate ours...
BRENDAN MYERS Our world is utterly saturated with fear. We fear being attacked by religious extremists, both forei...
BRENDAN MYERS Every board member should have the right to stand up and vote the way they believe in. Just because ...
CHRISTOPHER MYERS We're just working on basic skills and trying to shake the dust off. This is a good time to get thei...
BRUCE MYERS It was difficult to get our hands on some supporting documentation for some of the transactions.
BRUCE MYERS I think the contract started out at maybe $500,000, and they had a change order to get it to $700,00...
BRUCE MYERS When we looked at the bills, what (the district paid) didn't agree with the contracts, and we were t...
BRUCE MYERS In some of them that we did have, the amount (the district paid) did not agree with the contract.
BRUCE MYERS Maybe there were some answers, but they were not in the files.
BRUCE MYERS A lot of the girls have gone to other camps this summer, and they have been able to share what they ...
BRUCE MYERS She was a great kid ... a hard worker and team player. She wasn't a starter, but worked her butt off...
BRUCE MYERS Some basic accounting fiscal areas that we would expect for $1 billion operation were just not up to...
BRUCE MYERS I expect us to get some kind of rhythm started.
BYRON MYERS We had five errors against Midland High and we just didn't hit very well. Plus they were hot because...
BYRON MYERS We just want to continue to keep our rhythm going. We've been hitting the ball pretty well but even ...
BYRON MYERS She's not real vocal but she's kind of like glue. Everything fits together when we get her on the fi...
BYRON MYERS You have aspirations of doing things, and it's kind of neat to see everything fall together. The par...
BRAD MYERS What's the saying? With everything, there's a price. I think we better make it to the state tourname...
BRAD MYERS I hate that some of the big-league guys have chosen to do that. Those guys are who the high school g...
BRAD MYERS If they end up doing that, it could possibly lead to good things immediately, but in the long run, y...
BRAD MYERS I think everything trickles down. It starts at the big leagues, and then it comes into college. What...
BRAD MYERS There's a mystical quality the audience finds really appealing.
BRAD MYERS It was a challenge moving into a larger theater, but we found it actually plays better in bigger spa...
BRAD MYERS It's kind of got the feel of a major league clubhouse on a smaller scale. The guys hang out and sit ...
BRAD MYERS I'd rather not have to make one more start down here. I just think I'm ready to go, and I don't want...
BRETT MYERS There's not going to be many more times when I go five innings. I'm fed up with it. Ninety-five pitc...
BRETT MYERS If it was up to me, I'd rather only pitch two innings and then jump back on the mound.
BRETT MYERS I've been down here a month and a half, and I'm ready to go. I just think right now I'm ready to go.
BRETT MYERS I was standing in the outfield [before the game] and the wind was blowing, and I'm going, everything...
BRETT MYERS It took me a couple of innings to get loose. My fastball was terrible at first, but from the third i...
BRETT MYERS It's harder because the guys they bring from the minors are straight fastball hitters. You can't sne...
BRETT MYERS No, I'm not concerned. We know what it is. If this had happened during the regular season, I may not...
BRETT MYERS No matter what they say to me, and that's great that they think I can be that guy, I'm still going t...
BRETT MYERS I was warming up and one [Venezuelan] ran from the dugout. It's funny to see that because I've never...
BRETT MYERS It took a lot of people to keep it rolling for 40 years, and I'm just glad it's still here to go. I ...
BOB MYERS We don't have to be in the lead, or get the publicity for everything we do. What's important is that...
BOB MYERS I can see the advantage because this gives you a clear direction of where to go.
BOB MYERS He would mow for my mother. It saddened all of us.
BOB MYERS The stories strike a chord deep within us, ... They take us back home, back to our roots.
BOB MYERS It is exciting to have these great musicians perform at a dynamic performance venue like Long Island...
BOB MYERS [Reebok has experience: Many of its employees faced the destruction wrought by the tsunami, and it h...
BOB MYERS When a crisis is unfolding, you don't think of it as competing for time and resources. Everyone need...
BOB MYERS The project will use state-of-the-art technology on both the hardware and software side. The sheer s...
BOB MYERS We're kind of just in a standby mode at the moment.
BOB MYERS We used a telephone and a scratch pad.
BILL MYERS There was no discussion. It never came up. We hardly ever saw a black person.
BILL MYERS I was not angry. I was glad that this load was released from her, and it answered a number of questi...
BILL MYERS We're excited to finally take ownership of Oak Knoll, and continue working with local residents and ...
BILL MYERS They were creeping back, but that gave us a little momentum.
CARRIE MYERS I think we had a lot more of a sense of urgency. We've lost the last three close games, and we can't...
CARRIE MYERS I'll replay that in my head for a while. I really don't remember if (another player) made contact wi...
CARRIE MYERS Chelsea has been as good as expected for us and Katie's defense just keeps getting better every game...
CARRIE MYERS We're going to keep playing aggressive ball. I'd actually like to see them get more aggressive if it...
CARRIE MYERS We're not exactly where I wanted us to be.
CARRIE MYERS We didn't rebound like we should have tonight. Our fundamentals are not where they need to be with d...
CARRIE MYERS The girls have all found their roles on the team. They have good unity and they play and win as a te...
CARRIE MYERS (Oakland) is a strong offensive team. Their offense has a lot of movement, which they are good at.
CARRIE MYERS The kids are excited about doing some traveling. They're really excited about the trip to Corpus Chr...
CARRIE MYERS Perhaps this is one of the last remaining strands of my Catholic upbringing, but to me the word '...
BRENDAN MYERS I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to ch...
MIKE MYERS We love these things, and this is a really nice get-together,
CHAD MYERS Let me talk Carol!!
CHAD MYERS This will cost people a lot of hours of frustration. Whether you're driving, flying, whatever.
CHAD MYERS We're going to the meet with our eye on five different teams. If we finish between fifth and ninth, ...
CHAD MYERS Computer models are like a model car: Sometimes they're perfect and work well, but some models don't...
CHAD MYERS Although it's raining today and it will rain throughout the weekend, Florida is still about two feet...
CHAD MYERS One way or another there are going to be pounding waves on the northeast coast.
CHAD MYERS Will every state eventually get a tornado? Yes. But certain areas are more prone than others.
CHAD MYERS It was blindingly heavy snow, and visibility was only a quarter mile in some places,
CHAD MYERS Wind gusts will approach 35 to 40 mph, creating wind chills to minus 20,
CHAD MYERS We immerse ourselves in escapist mass entertainment, such as 'reality T.V.' programs. We sup...
BRENDAN MYERS And I loved the whole idea behind the story, which is that you're beautiful, so don't let other peop...
MIKE MYERS Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly aga...
MIKE MYERS My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.
MIKE MYERS I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me.
MIKE MYERS First you're an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity.
MARTIN MYERS The tactical situation could be very different from what we suppose, ... And so, I mean, you're just...
RICHARD MYERS think their capabilities are much less than they were in Desert Storm. We think [Saddam] is much wea...
RICHARD MYERS When I graduated from high school, I got accepted to York University, Fine Arts film program.
MIKE MYERS We have to make sure we bond for everything. Reclamation is more than putting lipstick on the corpse...
TOM MYERS The first relay really set the pace for the whole night. Lacey swam awesome, and Anna Turner really ...
WHITNEY MYERS No one is served or benefitted by believing in false or faulty ideas.
BRENDAN MYERS My father was always a straight-up funny guy. He was silly. He was my inspiration.
MIKE MYERS I don't know what you heard, but I didn't hear much.
WILLIAM MYERS You couldn’t see the thing until he shot his head out,
WILLIAM MYERS To us, that was more or less an admission of guilt.
WILLIAM MYERS would never support those kinds of comments.
WILLIAM MYERS He better be glad I came by.
WILLIAM MYERS The Net by its very nature is hostile to the traditional methods of governance,
WILLIAM MYERS I tried to throw it on the corner. He could have easily popped it up.
BRETT MYERS She told me to dunk my hand in this container filled with wax. I just put my fingers in. I didn't re...
ERIC MYERS [A suit filed by Edward Myers of Sterling, Va., a father of three, raised the objection to the phras...
EDWARD MYERS We're still working on those details. To put anything in there at this point and time would be prema...
WILLIAM MYERS This report is powerful evidence that the kinder, gentler Philip Morris depicted in the company's U....
MATTHEW MYERS We just didn't execute the plays when we needed to. We ran the ball well at times, but we didn't exe...
GREG MYERS No one was quite sure where she landed,
GREG MYERS Go across the lawn to the education building and look at those precious pictures, ... All of those p...
GREG MYERS It's really nice to see Gov. Taft recognize that, ... It's always a pleasure to showcase what's goin...
GREG MYERS Our problem was that we did not receive the corporate sponsorships this year that we have in past ye...
GREG MYERS On a given day, Tracie's activities could include processing client trade transactions, providing cl...
GREG MYERS A BOA is not only responsible for the daily operation of the branch, but also must provide top-level...
GREG MYERS We do not feel it will happen again, at least not in 2006, ... We've been working with the fire depa...
GREG MYERS It's clear to me that anyone, anywhere, can experience loneliness, isolation, solitude, and estr...
BRENDAN MYERS It was not like a pep rally. It was more like a show. We want to re-create a pep rally of the past.
WILLIAM MYERS Wasted strokes, like missed deadlines, are preventable and costly.
LORII MYERS We had a lot of motivation for tonight. We had tough practices to get ready for this one. It was a b...
ABBY MYERS Oh yeah, I'm excited. I'm just tired.
ABBY MYERS I always get nervous on this field because Cedar can score quick and that's what they did. She playe...
BURT MYERS It was very impressive architecturally, and there was this aerobics room with high ceilings and grea...
GEORGE MYERS All Mr. Taylor has is that he served. Chet Edwards can go back through term after term and point out...
THOMAS MYERS Hunting is deeply ingrained in our folklore and heritage. Just like [former US president] Richard Ni...
THOMAS MYERS Hunting is deeply ingrained in our folklore and heritage. Just like Richard Nixon watched the Washin...
THOMAS MYERS He was out of control,
JAMES MYERS Right now we've got candles lit and were just sitting around talking and playing cards in the hallwa...
JAMES MYERS She's the one that created the mailboxes as we know them.
JAMES MYERS a pleasant surprise to see such passion to make courts like these work.
JAMES MYERS They were out to catch them doing something good.
JAMES MYERS They're extremely popular. People can't seem to get enough of them.
JAMES MYERS She tilted her chin up and gave him a big cheeky grin. “I’m official.” Kylah pulled her shirt ...
BRYNN MYERS Most likely, this (investments by venture capitalists in other areas) is driven by a lower cost stru...
DAN MYERS The interesting thing about life is, there is what you think is going to happen, and what actually h...
MIKE MYERS These are very difficult times for America and it is a credit to him that he was willing to serve hi...
PAUL MYERS We are very saddened by the news that a patriot and a police officer has paid the ultimate price for...
PAUL MYERS The 3000 product set uniquely targeted at that customer set and is entirely complementary. It should...
GREG MYERS I was so pumped up. The louder they yelled, the harder I wanted to throw it. I had no idea it was go...
BRETT MYERS