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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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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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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I'm a workaholic.
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Running to Mommy and Daddy on the campus grievance committee is unworthy of strong women.
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I react like everyone else, even like those I most despise; but I make up for it by deploring every action I commit, good or bad.
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All great civilizations, in their early stages, are based on success in war.
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It's so great to be able to write from home. My bread is rising downstairs, and I'm upstairs writing. I have a writing room that my grandchildren consider one of their playrooms.
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Everyone has a book inside of them - but it doesn't do any good until you pry it out.
