J. R. Celski Quotes
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An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.
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It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.
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Gossip, even when it avoids the sexual, bears around it a faint flavor of the erotic.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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No formal course in fiction-writing can equal a close and observant perusal of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe or Ambrose Bierce.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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I spent a lot of time between bars like this.
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Shoes make an outfit; they're like rims for a car.
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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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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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As to each of us, the knowledge that we are here but briefly and a nonnegotiable limit is set to our expected time may even be necessary as the incentive to number our days and make them count.
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I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
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Whatever happened to a good pie-in-the-face joke?
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Never refuse a breath mint - you don't know why it's being offered.
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The dialogue and conversation about food is everywhere - television, chat rooms, social media outlets and among everyday conversations.
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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
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I've been racing for my whole life, and I know what I need to do to be able to win.
