Gabrielle Zevin Quotes
Sometimes things seem so unbearable in the middle of the night, don't they? In the middle of the night, we're all such children.
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We shred every day.
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When it comes to production and the overall sound, I don't really have a lot of intentions with it. I start off with melody and a lyrical idea, and then build off of that story.
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Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
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Tone can be as important as text.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.
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I think everyone is forgetting what plastic surgery is for - if you have a face-eating tumour, lose a breast or are involved in a car accident, then it's a good idea.
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I choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script. And that means that I need to do it, because the things that scare you only make you better and stronger.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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I had been very focused on the issue of education disparities in our country, and literally, by the time kids are just nine years old, in low-income communities, they're already three or four grade levels behind nine-year-olds in high-income communities.
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'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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I don't have time to think about age. There are so many things to do.
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I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.
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My own philanthropic efforts have always included an educational element, whether it's expanding opportunities to educate a promising mind or extending the brain's ability to learn.
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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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I don't agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified.
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For me, the subject is of secondary importance: I want to convey what is alive between me and the subject.
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Trump's campaign slogan resonates strongly with a large population of Americans. 'Make America Great Again' portrays a nostalgia for what America once was, and a longing desire to return to that time. Millennials unfortunately don't know first-hand that time which Trump is talking about.
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I've got a very interesting background.
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Philosophers and theologians, like the vulgar, prefer contradiction to enlightenment. They refute one another more gladly than they learn from one another, as though man lived by shunning error and not by loving truth. Accept their formulas and they sink back into their easy chairs and comfortably doze.
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Sometimes things seem so unbearable in the middle of the night, don't they? In the middle of the night, we're all such children.
