Paula Hawkins Quotes
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We overvalue the arts in relation to the sciences.
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Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy.
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I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.
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Look back, and smile on perils past.
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A different language is a different vision of life.
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The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone or for it to be thought provoking.
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I always do drama. It's just that some people laugh at it and some people cry.
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I remember being in strong physics, physiology and biology classes.
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I'm motivated by creating a level playing field for the world so that the weak have a chance.
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If you go back to any period in India's history, all the hard decisions this country had to take were taken when the Congress was in power.
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When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.
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I think you can be happy and still be competitive. A good lesson for everybody is to think a bit before you speak and represent who you really are instead of the brash emotional you.
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The experience of reading a book is always unique. I believe that you render a version of the story, when you read a book, in a way that is unique and special to each person who reads it.
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I think the most important thing for your life is the way you interpret things. Having an optimistic point of view is so important - your life will be so bright.
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What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It must be good.
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I think everyone knows someone who's battling with dementia or caring for a relative affected by it. I've been staggered by how commonplace it is.
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I've just written this six-part sketch comedy series, which I've never done before. And I don't know how to pitch it. Am I supposed to just pick up a camera and put stuff on YouTube? Is that how it works?
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So many times I've done a CD, and then the week after I record it, I've got this new tagline that's killer. And it makes the whole bit better. It happens all the time. But that's just the process of comedy.
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I don't think I could compare myself to Macaulay Culkin, because we're pretty much two different kinds of actors. He's done a lot of comedy. He does mostly just comedy like 'Uncle Buck' and 'Home Alone' and 'Home Alone 2.' And I've done a lot of different stuff, like sad movies, like the movie about the kid with AIDS.
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I realized I do tragedy better than comedy.
