Heidi Julavits Quotes
I wont deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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Your feelings so are important to write down, to capture, and to remember because today you're heartbroken, but tomorrow you'll be in love again.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.
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I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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As long as my family's OK, I'll be fine.
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I love working back home, but it is a small country, and we do get tired of watching each other.
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For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in.
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I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
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I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
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We are all tasked to balance and optimize ourselves.
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I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell.
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I've been playing American football since I was six years old. I was a captain of my high school team, playing strong safety.
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I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.
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In New York, the former lack of real competition allowed taxis to extract excessive charges, regardless of the poor service.
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The first time I heard Adam Feeney and Chester Stone Hansen's 'Vibez,' it was used in Drake's '0-100' as a sample.
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I wanted to come back with the team I grew up with.
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Speed is the No. 1 thing. Our core competency has been doing exactly this: buying companies and integrating them quickly.
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Assume everything you put on the Internet can and will be seen not only by the person you're talking about, but your future romantic partners and bosses, too.
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I wont deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward.
