Marissa Moss Quotes
New York publishing is about, 'What's the next Harry Potter? What's the next Twilight?' When I've approached people, I've asked, 'What is the book you've been dying to do, but New York won't do?' I want the books that they think won't sell - because I think they will.
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
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I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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Women get scrutinized based on appearance far more than men. And look, I speak from experience here. When I wear a bad outfit on the air, I get viewer e-mail complaining about it. A lot of e-mail. Seriously.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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Love is reaching out to try to get to the other person.
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I love to listen to people talk, especially when they're being really honest and they're not trying to sound any particular way.
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I don't like post-modernism. It's cynical, and takes no discipline - you just copy. It doesn't allow a film to be open to reality.
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I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.
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I feel like I've lost so many amazing traits because I've listened to stupid people, ignorant people who are bullies.
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They always talk about the big first thing that you did. I think the only thing that I do mind is I don't want people to only focus on that.
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New York publishing is about, 'What's the next Harry Potter? What's the next Twilight?' When I've approached people, I've asked, 'What is the book you've been dying to do, but New York won't do?' I want the books that they think won't sell - because I think they will.
