Gayle Forman Quotes
Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.
Quotes to Explore
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I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice.
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You can't have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front - or a happy without a sad.
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I find it difficult to turn down an entrepreneur who's both passionate and knowledgeable about their space.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on.
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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If you have a camera in the courtroom, there's no filtering. What you see is what's there.
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Instead of personal security, citizens are afraid to walk down the street in Jerusalem.
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When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory relief is needed to make housing more affordable to more Americans.
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I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.
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For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
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We who grew up with 'drop and cover' drills know all too well what wonders science can bring us, and we like to see the guy in the white lab coat suffer a little. Or a lot.
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I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It's like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas.
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Effective use of technology is important to deliver healthcare. By leveraging technology, you can bring down lack of access and cost of healthcare.
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We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.
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'The Reader' is about a young man's experience of falling in love with somebody who, it turns out, made some choices that were unavoidable in her life that resulted in horrific crimes against humanity.
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I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many women come from backgrounds where the pressure to be a good mother is so severe that if they can't do it, something really snaps.
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Danny Trejo is so bloody cool, I mean, he can just stand there and look cool.
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Early on, I knew I had ideas, but I wasn't sure when it was appropriate to bring them to the table, and I was so intimidated by these titans that I was working for. But it started around the time of 'Tron,' when I was really excited by the creative process and the prep that went into that. I spoke up often at those writing sessions.
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When I was born I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother.
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Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.
