Jeff Vandermeer Quotes
The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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I played small forward on the basketball team. I also ran the 300 hurdles.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.
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If you're not riddled with doubt, you've probably done something wrong.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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The vegetable life does not content itself with casting from the flower or the tree a single seed, but it fills the air and earth with a prodigality of seeds, that, if thousands perish, thousands may plant themselves, that hundreds may come up, that tens may live to maturity; that, at least one may replace the parent.
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You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn.
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I've never been one for crushing on famous people.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Some women facing 'honour' crimes require relocation far outside the reaches of their extended families and changes of identity to escape detection.
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When I was working at Sony, I used to live near the beach. I'd get up in the morning, walk my dog, go for a swim with dolphins, and in 25 minutes I would be at Sony.
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I never saw a play with my mother until I was 14, and then it was 'Hansel and Gretel.'
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Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.
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You need more than just a great idea. Your product or service must add an enormous amount of value to some industry. If the idea isn't completely new, it has to be better, cheaper, or more efficient than what we already have.
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The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood.
