Caitlin Thomas Quotes
There is a great gulf between the really creative person and normal people. The totally creative person does not have the rest of his life in proper proportion.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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Using phrases or mantras to encourage and comfort myself has been a powerful practice for me. For years, I would say to myself 'Remember the purple sky' when I was feeling anxious, which to me meant remember a sense of internal spaciousness and kindness toward myself.
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The doors between the old man today and the child are still open, wide open. I can stroll through my grandmother's house and know exactly where the pictures are, the furniture was, how it looked, the voice, the smells. I can move from my bed at night today to my childhood in less than a second.
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I'm not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get hurt so that's fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.
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Each dress symbolizes the age that it's appropriate for.
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Inevitably, I think the people that want to work with me are also the people that I want to work with.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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I don't really do sad, depressing songs.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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In life go straight and turn right.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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What's so brave about being bald? I've not fought for my country or found the cure for cancer - I've just gone out without my hat on!
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My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for people.' I think there's a fine line with that, but at the same time, I'm a firm believer in speaking your mind.
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The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.
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'Dog Days' was recorded with pens and the wall, and half a stolen drum kit that was out of tune, in what was basically a cupboard. The only instrument I could really play was my voice, so we just layered everything a hundred times. It was enthusiasm over skill.
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I've never worried about what audiences would accept or had a game plan regarding the career. I never had an idea of how I should look to my fans or anybody else.
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There is a great gulf between the really creative person and normal people. The totally creative person does not have the rest of his life in proper proportion.
