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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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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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Though all men be equally frail before the world, the differences between them are terrifying.
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Stevie Wonder makes my heart happy and is my spirit animal. That is all.
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When people say crazy stuff about me or my family, I don't take it seriously.
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We don’t need better emotional communication from machines. We need people to have more empathy. The reason the Uncanny Valley exists is because humans created it to put other people into. It’s how we justify killing each other.
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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.
