Jodi Picoult Quotes
I don't have to live the lives of my characters to write about them. It's about really putting yourself in their shoes.
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I feel like I want to and have to do everything once.
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When it comes to production and the overall sound, I don't really have a lot of intentions with it. I start off with melody and a lyrical idea, and then build off of that story.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.
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My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that.
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Garbage is the part of your history you don't want your family to know about.
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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I run a solid 4-6 miles at a time, and over the last year two years I've gotten really into SoulCycle. It's sort of an evolved form of spinning.
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Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
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Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the Indians for subsidizing Pilgrim maize production with fish head fertilizer grants.
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My favorite big city would have to be Chicago. I lived in Indiana for several years and would always go into the city with my family for Cubs games or to visit the aquarium and museums on field trips.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by the fish tank. I was in the toilet singing. The bass player was out by the shelves in the living room, and the guitarist was on the couch by the telly.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
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Everyone dreams of living in Paris.
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To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
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Say yes to everything.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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Write something every single day, even if it's just three lines. And it doesn't matter if it's any good - just write something every day.
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I was probably singing before I could talk. Musical theater is my passion. If I could afford it, I would just do dinner theater and live a simple life.
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It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it.
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The word 'iconic' is used too frequently - an icon is a statue carved in wood. It was shocking at first, when I got that reference. It was a responsibility, and it's impossible to live up to - you're supposed to be dead, for one thing.
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I don't have to live the lives of my characters to write about them. It's about really putting yourself in their shoes.
