Veronica Roth Quotes
I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look down and go, 'Ohhhh my God.' I try to get into that place every time I write a scene like that. And definitely when I write the action scenes, I get overheated and my heart goes really fast. I get very involved.
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When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
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The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.
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Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.
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All business leaders need to be technologists, as every industry now has a Netflix or an Uber on the horizon, threatening to upend business as usual. Apps are driving this disruption, and every enterprise needs to become an app company.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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I have a carbohydrate and protein-rich diet. For breakfast, I typically have two slices of bread with butter or jam, four to five eggs - boiled or fried - a few bananas and a glass of milk.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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As a child or young adult going through an illness, it can be stressful at times and boring and extremely alienating.
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Univision's close-to-50-year relationship with Hispanics makes us one of the leading media brands in this country and the gateway to connect with this consumer.
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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
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But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest.
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I can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer.
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The fact of the matter is that they are entitled to request a recount. We're entitled to give them a recount.
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People are perfectly glad to accept the idea that dogs love us, so they must be able to love each other.
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Love accepts. Forgiveness comes in time.
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There's a lot of similarities, I think, between a thriller and a comedy because it's all about tension. It's about building tension and setups and payoffs and misdirections and surprising people and sort of pushing the boundary.
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I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look down and go, 'Ohhhh my God.' I try to get into that place every time I write a scene like that. And definitely when I write the action scenes, I get overheated and my heart goes really fast. I get very involved.
