Emily Giffin Quotes
I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more.

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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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Science fiction has these obsessions with certain sciences - large scale engineering, neuroscience.
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Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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I want to help people; that's it.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things - worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.
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There's obviously nothing wrong with selling your art - only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it's confusing to know how far you should take it.
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I think it's funny because on 'Glee Project,' there's that added pressure, but with 'Glee,' there's no element of competition. No one's trying to dance better than anyone. But there's that added pressure of, 'So many people are going to watch 'Glee' this week. If I don't nail this dance, I look like an idiot.'
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I toured with Lady Gaga, and her choreographer is incredibly talented and develops some crazy routines. Lady Gaga is very involved in the dancing, too, and she always wants to have creative input. I had an incredible time with her!
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The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.
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We came to Iraq to liberate them and to make our world a safer place.
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My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.
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Fashion is never in crisis because clothes are always necessary.
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Gone are the days when reality fed the feminist movement.
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Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure.
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There's no right or wrong, success or failure.
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It is important to know: 1) You are OK just the way you are. You need a strong stomach, a tough hide, and to be able to take rejection well. 2) Do your homework. Check out galleries. Don't just walk in with your work. Be as professional as you can. 3)... there is a gallery for everybody.
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I am a Christian and a Hindu and a Muslim and a Jew.
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One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.
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I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more.