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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If you don't have a unique voice, then you're not really a writer.
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I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.
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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.
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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.
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Filming '24' is just like watching '24.'
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It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses.
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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.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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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.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
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Your Heavenly Father will help you find the right path as you seek His guidance. Remember though, after you pray you must get off your knees and start doing something positive; head in the right direction! He will send people along the way who will assist you, but you must be doing your part as well.
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When you actually fall in love, no one sees that other person the way that you do.
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I know that something dies when i give up my books, and that my memory keeps going back to them with mournful nostalgia.
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The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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You don't need your eyes to love. You just feel it inside you.
