N. K. Jemisin Quotes
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He's enlightened. It's fine - I don't really fight it - but many people use the term 'zen' and terms like 'nirvana,' 'enlightenment' in an almost superficial way. It's not that complicated.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.
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I'm a big believer in the power of visualizations. And so are neuroscientists. Numerous studies have proven how merely imagining positive circumstances sends blood flowing from negative brain regions to positive ones.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me – ever.
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The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
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I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.
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Children find prescriptive reading lists daunting, and they are a dangerous thing to have in schools.
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I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely.
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It's part of the magic of 'Game of Thrones,' all the secrets.
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That's a real problem when people bring exotics into their homes. Sometimes it's by accident, but sometimes it's on purpose.
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You can not operate in this room unless you believe that you are Superman, and whatever happens, you're capable of solving the problem.
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Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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I like to play board games a lot with my girl, things like that. We attempt to cook. And even if it goes wrong, it doesn't matter because it's the time you spend doing it that's important.
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Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't understand what it is.
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It is important to appreciate beauty, even when it is evil.
