Kami Garcia Quotes
Sometimes everyone does the right thing and there's still a mess left to clean up. Someone has to take responsibility for it.
Quotes to Explore
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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People take things so seriously.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
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I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
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Panic is a horrible thing.
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What is the art world? I never really understood. I started doing this stuff to do what I want to do. Not to be this or that.
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As a former teacher and someone who has devoted her entire career to children and public schools, I understand the pain and frustration of parents who feel their children are not receiving the education they deserve.
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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My favorite weekend activity is riding bikes to breakfast.
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No, I never thought that I would be a writer. I had always been told I could write well, but it never occurred to me that I might make my living that way.
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I never want to hold myself up as the poster child of the successful mother-businesswoman. It's a total 'Gong Show.' I won't pretend. When you do so many things, something always suffers. You just can't be great at everything.
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There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.
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You can't hold up a blog; you can hold up a magazine.
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Sometimes everyone does the right thing and there's still a mess left to clean up. Someone has to take responsibility for it.
