Deborah Raney Quotes
Most parents' goal is to launch their children into the world with all the tools they need to make it on their own.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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The next time you're driving from New York to Boston on I-95, you should make a little detour in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to visit the Old Slater Mill national historic landmark. It's the site of what is considered to be the first successful water-powered textile spinning mill in America.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
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Something that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short.
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I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.
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I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
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These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message.
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They hate whom they fear.
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It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day.
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Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma. So what if it's all in your head?
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I do love all types of music. I could be in a session for eight hours, and when I leave, I'll instinctively go to the radio or put on my favourite songs.
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The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books.
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You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
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Freelancers are 'free' because they take risks - they don't like being told what to do. That's both exciting and daunting, because you have to police you.
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Here in America we so are for family values, yet insurance companies do not cover all fertility procedures.
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Most parents' goal is to launch their children into the world with all the tools they need to make it on their own.
