G. Willow Wilson Quotes
When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
Quotes to Explore
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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Accomplish something every day of your life.
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I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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In America, music is more tightly categorized.
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It's a massive consumer frustration around the world about how long they have to wait after the U.S. to see television shows and movies. In the U.S., there's the frustration of having to wait a year to watch a movie in the format that you choose.
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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
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I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If people respect that, then great.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?
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Don't you dare print my first name. That would make me sound like a real country girl.
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I am a just man.
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I have nothing against priests. In fact, I tried for a time to be one... It should be clear, then, that I respect, and am often fond of, the many priests in my life.
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We should teach the students, as well as executives, how to conduct experiments, how to examine data, and how to use these tools to make better decisions.
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You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.
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The only reason why God created man is because he was disappointed with the monkey.
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I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.
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Frederick Douglass had charged the air with rebellion and redemption, and these in turn had supported him in the heat of abolitionism. But the atmosphere changed to one of repression after the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
