John Trudell Quotes
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I'm over the word 'like' in conversation, and 'you know' seems to be the placeholder of choice, but when I'm writing dialogue, I tend to use those phrases because that's how people talk.
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The strongest institution in the hands of the European Union is the euro.
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If you needed to borrow a cup of sugar, you knocked on your neighbour's door.
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I think I know a thing or two about the way people love, but I don't know anything about hatred, psychosis, cruelty. Or maybe I don't have the guts to admit that I do.
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I felt giving birth was the most creative act of all my creative acts - literally creation!
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Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions.
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I think there is a real thing going on where writers are feeling more liberated to write with a big canvas because of a demonstrable, continued appetite for long-form storytelling.
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I realized late in life that my twin passions are music and people.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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I must be honest here; I don't think there's such a thing as 'unconventional' when it comes to YA. YA readers are the most open-minded in the literary world. They'll read anything.
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I was kind of bored playing drums in a band. Which was depressing, because playing in the band was kind of a golden ticket.
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I like to write a lot of satire.
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I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.
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My dad grew up in a mud hut and studied by candlelight. He was 14 when he got a scholarship to Russia. He was super clever - the cleverest person. He landed in 5ft of snow, and was alone at 14, studying science and engineering. He didn't have a bed, and he slept on a table.
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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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I'm always gonna be compared to the greatest cats that's in the game, but I lack a little bit less when I'm not as visible as other guys. So I live with that thought right there - yo, you still gotta work, still got more to do. One thing where I come from you gotta remember is, don't get souped up.
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People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
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Men are like mascara, they run at the slightest display of emotion.
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It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized.
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I can't bear living in this huge beautiful world and not try to imitate it as best I can.
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I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.
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I think part of it has got to be compensation, yes, for the fact that when I was a kid, I wasn't particularly attractive. But at the same time I don't remember ever thinking, Oh, my God, I'm such a mess; I'm the ugliest sod in the class.
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I hate wasting time or money and that happens all the time for no good reason, and then people save money by skimping on the important things.
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They are going to become more brutal. They are going to become more oppressive.
