Jenova Chen Quotes
Seeing games become more of a young person thing, I feel like a toy I grew up with has been left behind. I don't want to. I want this thing to be respected by adults. I want this thing to be growing with me. It's important to have games that could be more nuanced and reflective of the real world and relevant to adults.
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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 started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.
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I think I'm a pretty well-kept secret.
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Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
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Financial analysts make a lot more than accountants.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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I have never sought the reason why I write.
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Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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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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Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.
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I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches.
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We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face.
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Optimization is generally detrimental to future success, but it is the only way to accomplish present success in competition with others who are equally interested in short-term results.
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I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory is that to write for three hours, you need to feel like you have three days. To write for three days, you need to feel like you've got three weeks, and so on.
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The joy of motherhood comes in moments. ... Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together.
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Seeing games become more of a young person thing, I feel like a toy I grew up with has been left behind. I don't want to. I want this thing to be respected by adults. I want this thing to be growing with me. It's important to have games that could be more nuanced and reflective of the real world and relevant to adults.
