Steven Heighton Quotes
It gets too easy to write from the point of view of a male character of my age, with the same cultural frame of reference.
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There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex.
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My audience has really become a very diverse group of people. It's not just 15-year-old girls. That's kind of what allows me to write from all the different places I want to write from.
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Children up to the age of seven are like sponges. They look up to adults and copy what they do. So I thought if I could create a positive role model - a superhero, if you like - who moves around and has a balanced lifestyle - then they would be motivated to move more.
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Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by it.
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My dad had premature gray. I was always the one with the most energy, the one who continued to practice longer. I ran up and down the stairs of different stadiums. I didn't feel the need to cover up the fact that I was losing my hair or it was graying. When you're on a team, age is only a factor when you're talking in the locker room.
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Love has no age.
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At the age of eight I became, in my own eyes at least, a writer.
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There are a lot of distractions when you're in creative industries like publishing or fashion or media, and it's a real blessing to have witnessed some of those up close at a young age. I think when you get past the glamour, that's when you get to the good stuff - the stuff that really feeds your soul and enriches you as a person.
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When a garment is in sync with your body and its proportions, it looks and feels amazing, and in France that is something that all women know from a young age.
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I started writing songs at age 15.
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Thirty-one.Not old.Not young.But a viable die-able age.
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I think I have a good deal of my Uncle Theodore in me, because I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on.
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I started watching 'The Stooges' religiously and obsessively when I was probably about four or five years old till around the age of 18.
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Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have.
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I never spent much time with people my own age.
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Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.
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I'm just thankful that even at a young age, I got to experience something like 'X Factor,' and I got to meet enough people just to know that I needed to be patient until the right deal came around.
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Liberal Democracy is all about extending choice. Give people the option to decide their retirement age, and you immediately extend their freedom in a very significant way.
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When animals age, some humans see them as less valuable, less important and less entertaining.
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Ferrari or Lamborghini. Never fancied one of those – too flash for me. I don't really like seeking too much attention.
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Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.
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This is sort of not expected, but I would love to produce a record for Missy Elliott. It would be totally different, but she makes party music. 'Lose Control' was my favorite song when I was in 5th or 6th grade.
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There’s a condensed softness about the Albanian people, and I’ve witnessed examples of their hospitality. Albanian blood runs through my veins and I am proud to call myself Albanian.
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It gets too easy to write from the point of view of a male character of my age, with the same cultural frame of reference.
