Daniel Handler Quotes
'The Long Goodbye' is one book I like to read over and over again, and it was an enormous inspiration for 'All The Wrong Questions'.

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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it's selfish.
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I'm not a runner, and I always dreamed about just throwing on my sneakers and really knocking everyone's socks off with my joy of traversing the world by foot.
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I think that the training of architects allows you to see what will happen ten years ahead of time, or twenty. It's not guessing, it's not intuitive, it's based on research - and we may be wrong.
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Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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I'm just trying to win games and give my team a chance, win as many as we can week in and week out.
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Judge Sotomayor is a liberal judicial activist of the first order who thinks her own personal political agenda is more important that the law as written.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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I'm an artist, and I'm a bit weird, and I'm probably a bit eccentric.
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If you're biking more and walking more, you're going to be happier and healthier. And you'll probably feel better if you take out less garbage, as most of us feel pretty crappy about that. But I don't think we can mistake those acts for doing what it takes to address a crisis at a global level.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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The typical response from people when I tell them I'm diabetic is, 'Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.' You know, I'm not. I'm a better athlete because of diabetes rather than despite it. I'm more aware of my training, my fitness and more aware of nutrition. I'm more proactive about my health.
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I hate it when theater people go on about professionalism - aren't they boring? I try to be as unprofessional as possible. And I'm a little bit politically incorrect.
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The hardest thing is for me to let the work go and let myself just live. Every actor is different; they each have their own strengths and weaknesses; trust and ease are mine.
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Forever only takes its toll on some
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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'The Long Goodbye' is one book I like to read over and over again, and it was an enormous inspiration for 'All The Wrong Questions'.