Jonathan Galassi Quotes
Be patient, work hard and consistently, have faith in your writing, and don't be afraid to listen to constructive criticism.
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.
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I'm a night owl for sure. I was born at 1 A.M., and that's the excuse I use.
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
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Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow.
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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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I'm a mother of a three-year-old, but when I started 'California,' my son wasn't even a twinkle in my eye. Because the book took as long as it did, I wrote it before I was pregnant, while I was pregnant, and as a new mother - so I enjoyed a diversity of experiences while creating this world.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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If there's one message I want people to take away is never compromise being your authentic self. Even if that means making others uncomfortable.
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When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.
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My brother Martin is two years younger than me. There has never been any competition between us - clearly he was the good-looking one; he was also very sporty, and I am not a football player.
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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events.
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Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. A person who lies is thereby responding to the truth, and he is to that extent respectful of it.
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Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another two thousand without any help from me.
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Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.
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Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.
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With so many young playwrights, the true craft of writing for living voices is not what it used to be. They write for attention spans of 10 minutes between adverts.
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Be patient, work hard and consistently, have faith in your writing, and don't be afraid to listen to constructive criticism.
