Susannah Cahalan Quotes
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I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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'Bruce Lee' didn't work, and there were apprehensions about what the fans might say. People might have commented that Charan could have waited for some time before selecting me again. But that's what makes it a real achievement to me. People want to work with me because of the comfort level; nobody would work with you again otherwise.
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Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there.
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Growing up, I always wanted to sing.
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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I was fairly solitary. I didn't like structured learning. People didn't seem to be my cup of tea.
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Then he took me off Jeannie and he gave me Millie the Model. That was a big break for me. It wasn't doing to well and somehow when I got on it became quite successful.
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I think a lot of people think because I was getting the divorce, that was really the catalyst for gaining so much weight.
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I loved Peter Sellers. I thought he was the perfect mix of physical comedy with out-of-the-box humor. I loved his tone; I loved his physicality; I loved everything about what he was doing as a comedic actor.
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I believe that all nations - strong and weak alike - must adhere to standards that govern the use of force. I - like any head of state - reserve the right to act unilaterally if necessary to defend my nation. Nevertheless, I am convinced that adhering to standards, international standards, strengthens those who do, and isolates and weakens those who don't.
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Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. … I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.
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It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
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Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then.
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You never know what's going to happen. It's kind of nice to limit your expectations so when something clicks, you go, 'Hey, that's nice. Thank you.'
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With all of the media and all of the pressures of the times, we have to have a spiritual foundation in order to survive. It's truly what I believe.
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I stay far away from political humor.
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As an actor, a lot of things you do, people don't see it.
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When I'm on stage, it's a little world I've created where I'm sort of the thing, so I have total control over everything that happens. When we're improvising, I'm with someone I totally trust. I know things are going to work out. I don't have those guarantees in life. There are no consequences on stage.
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I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.
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Too late. Too late to retreat. Your heart is open. The book has got you. Your body is wide open. This rat of a book has invaded your privacy, worried its feeling into your entrails by every private passage.
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Some people say how they'd like to live in different eras. Not me.
