Scott Westerfeld Quotes
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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Ever since I was a child, I would start crying seeing anyone in pain.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
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I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
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You can't tag me as a regional actress.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Sometimes I get emotional when I'm doing 'Lonesome Valley' or 'Wildwood Rose.'
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When I first wrote 'Papa Hemingway,' there were too many people still alive, and the lawyers for Random House didn't want to OK it. But now all that's been filtered away by the passage of all these people. And having the fortune of surviving, I now feel that I am the custodian of what Ernest wanted the world to know about him and these women.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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I got lost but look what I found.
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I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.
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You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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We moved from place to place, and it was hard to adjust to different schools. But we made it.
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As a mom, I can't imagine how hard it would be to hear hurtful, untrue things being said about my daughters.
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Back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm not a fool.
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If you've ever liked an artist or someone who then does something or is accused of something extremely corrupt, and your moral conscience won't allow you to accept that artist, the truth is then that creates a void in your life. Because then something you loved was taken from you.
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I remember Secretary of State [George] Shultz one day saying that America is an economic model for the world. I replied to him that America represents 5 percent of the world's population and consumes 30 percent of the world's energy. What if everyone in the world lives like Americans? Where do we get the energy for this standard of living?
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Barking hard work, being a boy.
