Elizabeth Moon Quotes
Everything in my life that I value has been gained at the cost of not saying what I really think and saying what they want me to say.
Quotes to Explore
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Life isn't perfect, of course, but we all know it's how you react to things that counts.
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I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.
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I'm never nervous about being vulnerable with my songwriting because my favorite artists are ones that are vulnerable. I want people to feel like they know me.
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I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life.
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Each time I seem to go through one of life's huge things, I want to play music.
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There is no reason to suppose that taste is in any way a lower sense than the other four; a fine palate is as much a gift as an eye that discerns beauty or an ear that appreciates and enjoys subtle harmonies of sound, and we are quite right to value the pleasures that all our senses give us and educate their perceptions.
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Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling.
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I just try to live a really simple, natural life, because obviously, life has an impact on your voice.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.
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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
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I want to do stories that inspire people.
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I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.
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If I'm going to produce something, it's going to be with somebody I think is special. Once I go beyond a handful of directors, like Scorsese, there are very few I want to work with.
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It's really easy with makeup to look like you're trying too hard, like a clown. That's not what you want!
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Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods.
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One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films.
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I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
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At 20 and 30, we are like travelers in a foreign country, reading the guide book to learn how to behave, to learn when the post office is open. Trivia looms important; critical issues fade into a pastel background, unrecognized.
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Journalism, for me, has always been a calling. There are things that must be exposed to the light, truths that must be uncovered, stories worth risking your life for.
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It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.
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My kids love going to school. When my son started going to kindergarten, we asked him, 'How was it?' and his only complaint was that he didn't get to stay in there longer.
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When you are playing someone who is dealing with issues on a really personal level, if you don't bring your own issues into the equation, it's not going to feel really personal to the people watching it.
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Everything in my life that I value has been gained at the cost of not saying what I really think and saying what they want me to say.
