Scott Westerfeld Quotes
It's not the traveling that takes courage Tally. I've done much longer trips on my own. It's leaving home.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were over-prepared, knew where their business was going, and were able to articulate that through a pitch alongside a pitch deck.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I hate negative ads in general.
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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
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It puzzled me that other people hadn't found out, too. God was gone. We were younger. We had reached past him. Why couldn't they see it? It still puzzles me.
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My mom had me when she was 19 or 20. And my father was 22 or something. They were working on whatever they could, both of them aiming to be actors in theater.
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People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.
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What's completely insane to me is that people would consider music that's simple to be dumbed-down. Couldn't simplicity be a deliberate, smart choice?
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It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.
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Cervantes married in 1584, when he was thirty-seven and Catalina was nineteen. The marriage lasted thirty years, but Cervantes may have spent only about half of them with his wife.
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Water efficiency, recycling, and other local supplies will help California flourish in a drier future.
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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The dearest things I know are what you are.
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Texas is not really a red state - it's just a non-voting state.
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I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.
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I am only this successful because I'm so good at grounding myself.
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I'm a terrible procrastinator.
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Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.
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I'm very sensitive to the incredibly diverse range of opinions within religious and secular communities, and honestly, I'd appreciate if we focused first on the experiences and dignity of the people.
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I do not consider myself a feminist. I do not believe that by doing female-oriented films that depict a woman fighting the system, we can change the system.
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James Wilkie is so conscious of the time we spend together. I try to be home to tuck him in at least four nights a week, and if I'm not, he's not letting me get away with anything. The other night I was sitting with him on the steps before Matthew and I went out to the theater, and he looked at me and said, `Mama, this has got to stop. Go upstairs and take that dress off.'
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My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress.
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It's not the traveling that takes courage Tally. I've done much longer trips on my own. It's leaving home.
