Jodi Picoult Quotes
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I suffer from a more complex, persistent fear. It manifests itself in nerves, and on film the camera sees even the tiniest evidence of this. So you have to learn that when the director calls 'Action,' you don't go to this place of tension, but somehow you become free.
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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On Earth, men are seen as superior because of their physical strength, but it means nothing in space, where there is no gravity.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.
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Nature builds things that are antifragile. In the case of evolution, nature uses disorder to grow stronger. Occasional starvation or going to the gym also makes you stronger, because you subject your body to stressors and gain from them.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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I loved 'Dirty Sexy Money.' That didn't have a long enough shelf life. I would've liked to explore that character and play with that cast longer. That was a lot of fun to shoot.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
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If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost any of my old fans, but I have gained new ones.
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You walk on a set, and you have no idea - that's why I don't storyboard. It's all possible.
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It is possible in this world to be pretty and funny and successful all at the same time.
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AT&T is interested in anything that drives more bandwidth requirements, and Apple TV drives significant bandwidth, and the iPhone drives significant bandwidth, and so I think it's a very logical fit.
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Women are the ones that bear the greatest burden. We are also the ones who nurture societies.
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You can get good performances in quite sizable roles from people who have never been in front of a camera, people who maybe have never been in front of a movie theater.
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Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
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Every group has its idiosyncrasies, but at a certain point we all are human.
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True adulthood occurs the moment we grasp that the people who raised us do not exist solely for our comfort and reassurance. From that point on, the steady stream of unconditional love and support we've expected from them all our lives has to flow both ways.
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Everyone has a book inside of them - but it doesn't do any good until you pry it out.
