Scott Westerfeld Quotes
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We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world.
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It's nice to get any awards, whether it's lifetime achievement or the Keith Richards award for being alive one more year.
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I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.
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In my case, the long gaps between my books have got quite a lot to do with lack of confidence. A lot of the time when I'm not writing I start thinking I can't do it.
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I don't really see myself as an actor.
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I'm very moody, so I dress for whatever mood I'm in. Sometimes I want to be a little more boyish and flowy and comfortable. Sometimes I want to feel a little sexier and more composed.
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I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours of cooking, chatting or filming feels like a vacation. When I have a scheduled 'day off,' I spend several hours writing, then I clean until I crash from fatigue. I don't relax well.
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Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.
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When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.
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I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.
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All men ought to think of Christ because of the office Christ fills between God and man. He is the eternal Son of God through whom alone the Father can be known, approached, and served. He is the appointed Mediator between God and man through whom alone we can be reconciled with God, pardoned, justified, and saved.
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I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that!
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Over the years, I've traveled to many places for inspiration and research, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, California, and Hawaii.
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I can't consciously explain how people feel after reading my books. All is too personal.
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I have an amazing relationship with my wife, but sometimes there are arguments. It happens.
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I never felt I would be part of the international scene for 50 caps in my wildest dreams.
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When I wanted to serve my country, I was forced to hide the most basic and human aspect of my life and my identity from the people to whom I was supposed to be the closest - and with whom I had to trust my life. I also had to hide from myself.
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Actors never say they're poor. They're always broke. It's always just temporary. 'Broke' is 'poor with hope'.
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I had fun while I did it, and I left it all out there on the field. I'm tapped out.
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If you are creative enough to imagine a problem, you're clever enough to discover a solution.
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I can’t imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.
