Laini Taylor Quotes
...the air seeming to gather around her like held breath. As if this whole place were a story about her.
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I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
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There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But it's really my family who taught me. I started watching my dad play from the age of two. I wanted to be like him.
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The thing about the Internet is that you can write something... for a very narrow audience and make a living at it.
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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We just sort of thought a Web series would be a cool thing to be able to send to our parents to show them that we were, in fact, actually doing comedy.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I came back to the hood and got in those streets and started doing whatever it took for me to provide.
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I think every business, really, has a unique reason for being, unique assets, unique attributes, a unique history. And that can be turned into a very attractive design story, essentially, that consumers can relate to.
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People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.
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No one knows who Peter Parker is. People just know who Spider-Man is. When you get that in the mix of growing up and finding yourself, that's more of a relatable tone than being Captain America and having the country's weight on your shoulders.
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I should have been a much better artist if I could have studied more and amused myself less.
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I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn't pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I get a wage.
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I'm going to scream this from the mountain top, there's no such thing as 'a curry.' There's six kazillion different kinds of curry. When someone asks how to make chicken curry, I have to ask 'Which one?'
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Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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The Loopt mobile app is all about giving you the latest local deals and insider tips.
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Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in the environment, leaving you with much cleaner air to enjoy.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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I started as an engineer. I migrated to philosophy and international politics. And I did my studies about African – Africa democracy and democratization in Africa, taking Kenya as a model. And then, while I was doing so in 1996 in South Africa, Al Jazeera was established. So they requested me to be an analyst on African affairs.
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Fantasy is often better than reality. It’s much more inspiring not to go to places than to go.
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'I sometimes think,' said the Eternal, 'that the stars never shine more brightly than when reflected in the muddy waters of a wayside ditch.'
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...the air seeming to gather around her like held breath. As if this whole place were a story about her.
