Terry Brooks Quotes
Nothing is lost that we do not first see as lost. Visions born of fear give birth to our failing. Visions born of hope give birth to our success. What is possible lives within us, and it only remains for us to discover it.
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I've always loved to help people, young people in particular.
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The first 'Monsters, Inc.' represents starting at Pixar for me, I have a special place in my heart for it. So to be able to tell a story with those ideas is an honor.
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Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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I want to get people to connect to the outdoors.
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Going 3-13 is not acceptable.
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In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.
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I'm not promoting anything totally unhealthy because I'm not unhealthy. But I am promoting an ideal that's not attainable, and for that I have to feel guilty. I have to assume some blame for that.
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Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us.
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The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.
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For me, writing time has always been precious, something I wait for and am eager for and make the best use of. That's probably why I get up so early and have writing time in the quiet dawn hours, when no one needs me.
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I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience.
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I'm not sure what 'cheeky' means. I hear it used so much and in so many different ways, I can't identify the real meaning of it.
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My whole career is just terror, from beginning to end. That's kind of my thing. A lot of happy accidents happened.
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My celebrity has held steady since the day I began acting. I don't view it as celebrity. I'm just a worker.
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I talk to myself out loud at times, and feel embarrassed when people overhear me.
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Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?
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It is easy to get to a higher number when you are not asking anything difficult from yourself.
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Costume is a massive thing. I think costume makes you stand differently.
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There have been a lot of challenges, but I'm still standing on my own, and it's quite an achievement knowing that I own my own business and created my own success through hard work and vision.
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Life can be beautiful when you understand the inconvenience of being born.
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It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.
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True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.
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Nothing is lost that we do not first see as lost. Visions born of fear give birth to our failing. Visions born of hope give birth to our success. What is possible lives within us, and it only remains for us to discover it.
