Brian Selznick Quotes
I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.
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It was mostly through pop culture, through hip-hop, through Dungeons & Dragons and comic books that I acquired much of my vocabulary.
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History is a race between education and catastrophe.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.
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Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.
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The friends I knew who tutored were well paid for work that seemed far less grueling than waitressing or late-night newspaper copy editing or all the other side gigs I attempted in my early twenties.
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Ultimately love is everything.
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I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones are from school and college.
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I live in England, so I take a lot of trains, and you can't really go anywhere without somebody talking on their mobile phone behind you, forcing you to listen to their conversation. With the Internet, with texting, with networking sites, there's already information everywhere.
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It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions on the press, many stories never make the news.
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I'm not the biggest Miley Cyrus fan. I'm not the risque type.
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I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.
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I said at the start of the race that the Tour is about being good for 21 days, being consistent every day, not having super days and bad days.
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Dubstep has everything for me. Rhythm, sound design, heartfelt emotion - all in one place.
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According to Scripture, the invisible church includes everyone who has ever been genuinely born again for every age of church history. This church will not meet in a visible way until Christ returns. The visible church consists of believers who are alive and meeting together right now.
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I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.
