Ian Watson Quotes
Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
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In the Children's Zoo, Enrichment meant presenting the goats with a trash can smeared with peanut butter or dangling keys at the end of a broomstick in front of the cow. The goats would knock their heads around the inside of the can and emerge giddy, peanut butter drunk.
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I think my parents did want me to go to university just in case, but neither my mum or dad went to uni, so they couldn't talk.
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If I'm going to Kilburn, I get on a bus.
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Now I know why I'm here. Not for a closer look at the moon, but to look back at our home, the Earth.
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There are lots of retailers that are now scrambling to emulate the Amazon model, so Amazon does not have a monopoly on same-day distribution or broad selection or low prices. All that said, there are advantages that accrue to the largest player, so I don't see much in the way of Amazon slowing down.
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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
