Brian Selznick Quotes
Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.
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If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.
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Normally I don't watch myself, because I'm not very objective.
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There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or reach your heart. 'In the Mood for Love,' though, reached all the way to my belly.
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Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.
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I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.
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I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.
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You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'
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Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano.
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My personal story has always been about perseverance and always getting up when I fall. Maybe I'm not Olympic champion, but I can teach the world about that.
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Whatever else I know, I know that if you invest love and care in any individual you can help them to make a difference, to write their own life story.
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The married state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of heaven and hell we are capable of receiving in this life.
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Making distinctions is part of learning. So is making mistakes.
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One of the eternal truths is that happiness is created and developed in peace, and one of the eternal rights is the individual's right to live.
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Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.
