Elizabeth Moon Quotes
I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain.
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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Like all of my fictions, 'Sinner' is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.
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I'm going to fight to the death for a public option.
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Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.
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You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
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Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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There was something irresistible about popcorn.
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I've always enjoyed the teen angst thing. I had a lot of teen angst as I was growing up, so I think I have a lot to say about it through characters before I have to move on.
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I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.
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I would draw a really sharp distinction between creating and producing. I think that they're very different things.
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Conception, my boy, fundamental brain work, is what makes all the difference in art.
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I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain.
