Sara Gruen Quotes
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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There are so many female roles - particularly for young women - that are just somebody's girlfriend or somebody's daughter, or that are accessories to the main story rather than being three-dimensional characters.
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In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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You know rule one for the vice president is make sure you never upstage the president, right? It's rule one.
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A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there is a limit to them, and their power cannot extend to every distance or to every degree.
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I'm a pro-life candidate because I believe that science is proving us right every day.
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I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.
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Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.
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As a professional track cyclist, I have always challenged myself, and I enjoy seeing how I cope when faced with the unknown.
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I'm constantly having to be vigilant with a depressive tendency, an addictive tendency.
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Since its founding, I've been friends with ModCloth's cofounders and many of its executives and investors. I have long imagined we would one day belong under one roof with that brand as a force in the future of apparel.
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One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education.
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Family life is tough, I'll say that for it. But in my case, I've mined the family. In a sense, I've used it. I've used what happened - the different events, the births of children, birthdays. Connecting, not connecting. Regret, shame, guilt. I mean, they're all in the songs. And love, too, I hasten to add.
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I don't need much coaxing.
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What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? 'Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?
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Life is the most spectacular show on earth.
