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 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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'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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When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs.
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All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
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I'm still the same cat I always was.
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When a man leaves you notes saying he loves you, or asks how your day was - and then listens - you feel special.
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Great entrepreneurs focus intensely on an opportunity where others see nothing. This focus and intensity helps to eliminate wasted effort and distractions. Most companies die from indigestion rather than starvation, i.e., companies suffer from doing too many things at the same time rather than doing too few things very well.
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Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.
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We are more afraid of excellence than of failure.
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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.
