Melissa George Quotes
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One of the things you want as a successful writer is the anonymity.
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I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
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I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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I'm a proud family man.
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Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so.
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My responsibility is to follow the law.
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I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
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I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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'Independents' - the industry term for companies that have more capital and know-how than the typical 'wildcatter' - can grow either by exploring and finding reserves or by buying a company that already has them.
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Frankly, alcohol leads to a lot of other things when you start drinking at 12-years old. It is a big problem that needs to be addressed. Frankly, the industry has pushed us back and pushed us back.
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I'm a military guy. I'm not a political character.
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I'm interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I've gotten older, I've pared down a lot.
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My dream job was to work in an ice cream shop. Two weeks and five pounds later, I realized it wasn't for me. For many years, I had planned to be a corporate lawyer. As luck would have it, other than a summer internship, I didn't end up doing that either.
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Cancer is awful. It took 10 years until I didn't think about it every day. Nobody should go through this. Nobody.
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They're dressing like in the 50's when they come out to the shows, and many of them have vintage cars.
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It seems to me every one of us is doing something meaningful for this world.
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The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion... But the important lesson was this: there's nothing wrong with choosing. Cafeterias aren't bad per se... the key is in choosing the right dishes. You need to pick the nurturing ones (compassion), the healthy ones (love thy neighbor), not the bitter ones.
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I sang the first green leaf upon the bough, the tiny kindling flame of emerald fire, the stir amid the roots of reeds, and how the sap will flush the briar
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At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism.
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Sometimes I take a movie selfishly because it's a female lead.
