Garry Trudeau Quotes
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The violinist must possess the poet's gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate the deeper truth which lies within.
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I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
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Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn't really scare me. I'd say the kind of stuff that gets under my skin is the unknown. You hear a knock behind a wall and you don't know what it is. Is there something there or not?
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody.
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I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.
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I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
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A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.
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I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting, and I was so excited because I was like, 'Oh my God, this is my life!' I love fantasy football, and I play with my buddies, and my wife is frustrated with it.
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We all know the Navy is never wrong, but in this case it was a little weak on being right.
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I think this happens to a lot of people, men and women, where you reach a point in your life and all of a sudden realize that things have changed. You suddenly realize that people are coming up behind you, that maybe somebody might want to replace you for less money.
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I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and became Miss Chelyabinsk. Then I started modelling in Paris.
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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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My family never had a business background. We are artistes.
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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.
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I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue.
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Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented.
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The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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There's so much you can do with laying words on a bed of music. You can completely change their meaning with the type of music or the way they're sung.
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The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.
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What a lucky thing the wheel was invented before the automobile; otherwise can you imagine the awful screeching?
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I believe in that gladiatorial mind-set. I love it.
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I don't know which was the first love - music or fashion.
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Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.
