Victor LaValle Quotes
The people I am most interested in are the ones on the edge of losing everything and falling into the last bit of despair. I'm trying to write about how people exist on that edge and how they can come back.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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I feel like most creative people are total freaks.
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I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
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I love what I do. And why not be nice? I mean, I've seen people who work and they're apparently not enjoying it, and they're making sure everybody knows it.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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I think what people get confused about is that they want to label me as this EDM girl, but a lot of this stuff is genre-less.
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I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.
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Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.
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Me, it was always about being able to bounce around to where I wanna be. Like, with 'Arular,' people always say it's so political, but I think 50 per cent of the album is not very political at all. It's just really a shouty, shouty girl thing.
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I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look like.
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When sermons start where people live - their questions, struggles, and concerns - and then offer a timely and helpful word from the Scriptures, people are more interested in hearing what else the Scriptures have to say.
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I am a huge supporter for cash for caulkers - which allows people to make improvement for energy efficient in their homes. We should do the same for Americans purchasing appliances and computers and for that matter, new air-conditioner and heating units.
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Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods.
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I love collaborating with different people.
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I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
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In my music and my life, I'm honest with my feelings, and people appreciate that. That's just the way I am.
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Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.
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It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us.
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I don't like to see people using their power over others, trying to hurt people who are weak or poor or people with darker skin or anyone who doesn't have as much privilege. It makes me so angry. I want to fight for people. I want to be able to make some kind of difference in the world.
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Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do.
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Directing is quite a nuts-and-bolts thing. It's a mixture of creating an atmosphere in which actors can feel safe enough to be dangerous.
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Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.
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My style is part of the music I like, the bands I see, the people I surround myself with, the places I go to.
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The people I am most interested in are the ones on the edge of losing everything and falling into the last bit of despair. I'm trying to write about how people exist on that edge and how they can come back.
