Nell Zink Quotes
When people recommend to me a book for personal reasons, that's what makes it fun to read. It's like when people would make mixtapes and say, 'Here are the songs I think you should know.'
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I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.
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I'm a breakfast type of guy. Don't get me wrong. I can cook, I'm kinda nice on the burner, but I enjoy making breakfast. I do it all... Scrambled eggs... French toast... Pancakes... Breakfast is my thing.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
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Everyone is capable of everything.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.
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Characters never live with me in film the way they do on stage, and they have certain ramifications that movies just never have.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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As a reader, I notice political views regardless of whether or not the book is fiction. What annoys me is when said views do nothing to advance the narrative.
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I think it's become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives, because most people can't get through their entire career with one skill set. We have to keep reinventing ourselves.
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Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost sight of making things that people would want.
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When people recommend to me a book for personal reasons, that's what makes it fun to read. It's like when people would make mixtapes and say, 'Here are the songs I think you should know.'
