Avi
Avi
American author of young adult literature and winner of the Newbery Medal in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth23 December 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
thinking make-you-think should
Everything you see that makes you think about the comics, I think you should read into it.
jobs book kids
Listen, my day job is also Chief Creative Officer for Marvel, and it's a very painful job because we publish a lot of books, and there are things I see where I can punch people out. Therefore, we have some new people now, and the kids are going to read our books.
judging going-away stuff
On the first movie we got good reviews, but we were still dealing with genre stuff. It's going away. Judge the movie - is it a good one or a bad one? We know we made a great movie and it's being judged for just being a good film.
spiritual buddhist guy
There is a director who should make 'Silver Surfer' - he is mentally committed to it. He's doing another movie now. What's most important to me about this guy, first, is that he's incredible with visuals. But he's also a spiritual guy, a Zen Buddhist. ... Galactus is a force of nature, not a being. That's all I'm saying.
betting phoenix
were a betting man....yes, you will see Phoenix in this movie.
creates deal
It creates a new situation. We have to deal with it.
electronic largely people solve systems thinking voting
People have jumped on the electronic voting bandwagon, thinking that will solve the problems, ... But these systems are largely untested.
held people policy positions waiting
People in policy positions need to be held accountable. We're waiting to see more acknowledgement of those mistakes.
The Ant-Man is also in there, a 'Honey I Shrunk the Superhero' kind of story, ... which is a big, big, big deal. When you say '10,' some of them may be sequels.
ballots best last optical paper random several systems
I think that, you know, looking at all the systems that I've been studying over the last several years, that paper ballots with a precinct optical scan counters and random audits is the best system that we can have.
experience fitting help offered position succeed understanding
I will take any position offered to me that I think is fitting for me. I have more experience and understanding in security, but my experience can help me succeed at anything.
break complete security wireless
It is a complete and devastating break of the security of wireless networks.
given palm problem win
Given their problem with the Palm OS and Access, they have to do something. It would be better if they could do something more quickly. But it's a win for Palm and for RIM.
adding character initially kept looks stan supposed
He'll be the mailman, ... It's interesting, because he looks the way it was drawn. Stan is a character ... initially he was supposed to say, 'Good morning, Mr. Richards,' and then he kept adding more words.