Jess Walter Quotes
Often, the fact that I haven't done something as a writer is all the reason I need to try it.
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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Maybe 10 times a year I'll do a corporate date, but no casinos or no nightclubs or no comedy clubs.
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Beware of addictive medicines. Everything in moderation. This applies particularly to the Internet and your sofa. The physical world is ultimately the source of all inspiration. Which is to say, if all else fails: take a bike ride.
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I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.
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If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you.
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I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.
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There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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People think I'm trying to make a fashion statement because I never wear a bra. It's really that I'm a tomboy at heart.
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I'm engaged to Hollywood. If there's something I find I have to do, I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll just stay home and have a vacation.
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It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves.
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I just can't read music.
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At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.
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So when bands work with me and it's 10 o'clock, usually you'd have to be getting out of the studio, we could go on until 2 in the morning cause it's my place!
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I was late to the Internet. I didn't really understand what it was. I didn't know what an email was.
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You know, I think the greatest gift in the world is a good employee, you know, or people who can do your work for you and do it well the way you'd like to have it done. And I've always been able to surround myself with really good people.
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If you're trying to write about very strong horror, very strong fear or very strong emotion, it's easy to overwrite it.
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It makes no difference to my family where one comes from as long as we make each other happy. They are pretty cool like that.
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Often, the fact that I haven't done something as a writer is all the reason I need to try it.
