R. J. Palacio Quotes
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You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the place for you to make films,' so you decide you have to make a film yourself.
Barry Jenkins -
Words aren't very good at describing complicated, strange visual things. You can try, and the reader will have some sort of image in their mind, but words aren't good at that.
Yann Martel -
I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring, or you're not pushing yourself. Creativity happens where it's dangerous and scary: where you're not comfortable.
Kacey Musgraves -
The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
Tammy Duckworth -
I always wanted Han Solo's confidence and swagger. My personality is way more C-3PO, but Han was always who I wanted to be.
Ian Doescher -
If you don't have a unique voice, then you're not really a writer.
Kate Atkinson
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I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.
Manuel Puig -
Men rarely worry about using or being used because all relationships work that way. A man perceives himself as owning and being owned by a woman. 'Use' is a dirty word only when there's an imbalance in the relationship.
Warren Farrell -
I didn't want to just do a show where my character stood out and other characters were flat or one-to-two-dimensional. I wanted everybody to have meat.
Omari Hardwick -
Filming '24' is just like watching '24.'
Yvonne Strahovski -
It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
It's not enough for just us to invest in Utah; more and more, we are encouraging businesses around the world to follow suit. We want them to invest in and become part of Utah's future and to allow Utah to invest and become part of theirs.
Gary Herbert
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction.
Aaron Allston -
Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
Dan Auerbach The Black Keys -
I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
Sam Heughan -
I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
Gary Johnson -
Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
H. L. Mencken
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At home, I relax by catching up with friends.
Dinesh Paliwal -
I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're good or there because they're lucky.
Katharine Hepburn -
We need a Palestinian state - that is the ultimate goal, and this is the position of all the European Union.
Federica Mogherini -
This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is.
Fay Vincent -
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
Sophocles -
You don't need your eyes to love. You just feel it inside you.
R. J. Palacio