Rainbow Rowell Quotes
In 'Attachments,' which is told from a male point of view, people asked me if a man would really think that much about whether a woman likes him. But I have a husband and three brothers, and they're all like that.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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I've never read for a movie, I've always been given them.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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After so many years of rejection, I felt acting would have to become a hobby rather than a full-time profession.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
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It's the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode.
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Normally I sleep in until 7, and most days, I go right into the office. On Tuesdays, though, I stay home and do work. I need a day when I'm not in meeting after meeting. You need time to try to get into your head again and see what's next.
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The one thing that people don't get about GE is that, to the people who work here, it's not a company. It's not just a job. You feel like you're part of a 120-year-old ever-growing, ever-improving family.
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Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can.
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I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.
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I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead depressingly stunted lives.
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In 'Attachments,' which is told from a male point of view, people asked me if a man would really think that much about whether a woman likes him. But I have a husband and three brothers, and they're all like that.
