Kay Cannon Quotes
I was like, 'I have to start writing for myself, to show people what I can do and what my point of view is.'
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To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.
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After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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The Wood was about young people and the other one is more of a grown up movie.
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If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.
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I went to boarding school, and what that teaches you is to cope emotionally at a young age and to suppress a lot of emotion. Being in the army is, in a way, similar.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.
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American democracy in the past has always been known for its large middle class and its relatively few very wealthy people and very few very poor people, but that is gone to today and the middle class is shrinking.
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You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work.
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Don't underestimate the power of your vision to change the world. Whether that world is your office, your community, an industry or a global movement, you need to have a core belief that what you contribute can fundamentally change the paradigm or way of thinking about problems.
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There are managers who always say what people want to hear. I think that's not good.
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People gravitate to what they believe to be popular... Technology is enabling even more of that.
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Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.
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I was like, 'I have to start writing for myself, to show people what I can do and what my point of view is.'
