Pam Houston Quotes
Life gives us what we need when we need it; receiving what it gives us is a whole other thing.
Quotes to Explore
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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A mom can't afford to be sick.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.
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People in this country haven't stopped hating fat people, but they've become more kind to me, since in our culture, even though we hate our fat people, we love our celebrities even more.
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I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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It's not class warfare to suggest that we shouldn't look to seniors and the less fortunate to bear the brunt of deficit reduction. I believe America needs to understand there needs to be a sense of fairness.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I don't like to pretend I was guided in any way by the supernatural world, but the more you talk about that, the easier it is to dismiss those notions.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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I didn't like when people said that actresses have shelf life.
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The essence of paint ball is the fact that when you get hit by a ball full of paint, it hurts just enough to say, 'Ow, I gotta get out of the way,' but not enough to say, 'I quit.'
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!
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I want you to remember the guiding principles of my life. You can be what you want to be, if you believe in yourself and work hard, because anything, and I'm telling you anything, is possible.
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My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.
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Life gives us what we need when we need it; receiving what it gives us is a whole other thing.
