Jed S. Rakoff Quotes
I was always attracted to taking a novel position, but one grounded in the materials I'd been given, not made up out of whole cloth.
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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Broadway is really my life.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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To work with children anywhere is just plain fun.
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It is hard to look away from the swirl of media that the untimely and tragic death of Heath Ledger has engendered, and the Internet has jacked the frenzy into overdrive.
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I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.
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When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
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I've never been someone who needs a lot of takes or enjoys a lot of takes. I like the fast thing of it.
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Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
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A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
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While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
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I feel passionately that the opportunities I have had should be available to everyone.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
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People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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From a counter-intelligence viewpoint, the OPM breach is really scary - but if we continue to see the erosion of purely commercial enterprises, where people lose confidence, the economy falters.
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The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.
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One of my first big shows, I opened up for Chris Brown; I was about 10 years old, and Chris Brown was just big; he still is one of my idols now.
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I learnt that I must never finish a book with nothing else to do.
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I was always attracted to taking a novel position, but one grounded in the materials I'd been given, not made up out of whole cloth.
