Alan Gratz Quotes
If no one saw them, no one could help them. And maybe the world needed to see what was really happening here.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.
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You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.
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A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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I like to paint, I'm absolutely no good at it, but I'm so comfortable with that because it's good for me to have something to fail at.
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There's this sort of cloud that hangs where people are like: 'How long can you keep the heat of 'Homeland' going?' People have short memories is the truth, and Hollywood loves the new and shiny.
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I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into.
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Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.
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To generate creative ideas, it's important to start from an unusual place. But to explain those ideas, they have to be connected to something familiar.
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I first learned how to do hair from drag queens. I learned eyelashes are the key to life, because they make everyone look fabulous.
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Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything.
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You just can't afford to care that much about the negative things people say about you. You just can't!
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It is my dream that one day, great buildings like this one will exist in every corner of the world so every child can grow up with the opportunity to succeed.
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Das Philosophisch-Werden der Welt ist zugleich ein Weltlich-Werden der Philosophie; ihre Verwirklichung ist zugleich ihr Verlust.
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These are the moments when the powerful mind or the forceful character feels the ferment of the times, when his thoughts quicken, and when he can inject into the uncertainties of others the creative ideas which will strengthen them with purpose. At such a moment the man who can direct others, in thought or in action, can remake the world.
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Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of U.S. citizens and boycotting will just help liberals expand government even further.
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I am so pro-swine flu it's ridiculous. We need a plague. It's gotta happen. And don't worry, it's only gonna kill the weak. Seriously. Put on a sweater, take some vitamins, you're gonna be fine! We gotta let mother nature do her thing, man. She keeps trying to help us out and we won't let her do it.
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I want to help others 'think first' before diving into a pool or lake to prevent these types of life-changing accidents. I know I'm in a very fortunate minority and hope my story inspires both adults and children to be more careful.
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I can't help but notice that everytime I fly somewhere, other people's planes fall out of the sky.
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Mullah Faizullah: It wasn't your fault,Mariam. Don't think this way. This will destroy you, my girl. It wasn't your fault.
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If no one saw them, no one could help them. And maybe the world needed to see what was really happening here.
