Elizabeth George Quotes
While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.
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There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that.
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What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.
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There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
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People say America is exceptional. I agree, but it's not the complexion of our skin or the twists in our DNA that make us unique. America is exceptional because we were founded upon the notion that everyone should be free to pursue life, liberty, and happiness.
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McCarthy emerged in the person of Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.
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If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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The United States and the Obama administration have consistently opposed the delegitimation of Israel. We've also consistently pushed for legitimation of Israel across the U.N. system. We uniformly oppose one-sided actions designed to punish Israel, and we will continue to do so.
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I'm not going to say I'm a big girl. I'm a very small person, but I'm a healthy weight. That might be a little weird for Hollywood.
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I don't believe that there are aliens. I believe there are really different people.
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I don't really think, I just walk.
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It is so difficult – at least, I find it difficult – to understand people who speak the truth.
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If historical experience could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.
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The disaster-makers always get away, while the innocent are always punished.
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I'd like to extend my career a little bit into different genres.
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Actors are always looking for the eyes of the other actors because you need help and you need connection.
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I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things.
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Working on 'X Men,' I got to do a lot of flying and fighting, which was good fun.
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I have a quiet and an artistic side that many people don't know of.
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Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.
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I grew up in California, and when I read that Proposition 8 was on the ballot, I was disappointed because it seemed to be inconsistent with the spirit of the state, with the independence and diversity of the frontier that California has always been.
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There should be no one place or even a group of places where you should be. quote, 1969
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Despite everything that's going on, people need love.
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School was a waste of time for me. I was bored and left at 16. I started taking correspondence courses at college instead. I did incredibly well. I won an award for my grades.
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While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.
