Rachel Shenton Quotes
It's really important to remember that disability is diversity, and that disabled actors and disabilities are something that is hugely under-represented in film.

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I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research... for ways of augmenting story-telling.
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.
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There's a lot of comedy in 'The Guest,' so it was a bit more fun in a sense - it wasn't so heavy like 'It Follows.'
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When a single author uploading his own books to Amazon can earn more money than a large N.Y. publisher exploiting both print and e-rights, there's something amiss.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
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I don't really write for an audience. I just write what the subject seems to me to require.
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When I was really young, my babysitters had horses, and I started riding them.
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Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over.
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I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining.
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What we need is a system of thought - you might even call it a religion - that can bind humans together. A system that would fit the Republic of Chad as well as the United States: a system that would supply our idealistic young people with something to believe in.
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When I was younger, I got bullied for wearing my hijab.
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I enjoy baseball more than anything and would like to be involved with it forever, but the reality is your survival is determined by how well you compete, not by your fondness for the game.
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Experience, the interpreter between formative nature and the human race, teaches how that nature acts among mortals; and being constrained by necessity cannot act otherwise than as reason, which is its helm, requires her to act.
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When I say what I say it’s because what I say has overcome me.
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This obedience to the voice of the Earth is more important for our future happiness... than the desires of the moment.
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We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.
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Speaking from experience, because I have three daughters, I think it's always important to give your daughter the confidence that she needs so that she won't look elsewhere for approval and feeling love and acceptance.
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Your agent should be invested in the success of your book past the contract stage. After all, if it sells well, she's going to be getting 15 percent of every dime you make. She can be your best advocate in fighting for your book - not just with editing and the cover, but with marketing and sales as well.
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Most of my career I've spent really nervous. Just about work, getting work and having it in.
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It's really important to remember that disability is diversity, and that disabled actors and disabilities are something that is hugely under-represented in film.