Miranda July Quotes
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The magical and fantastical isn't something I'm uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.
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Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
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Well, yes, as I was a rather bad actor then and I wasn't making enough money, I thought, to make enough money to not make money as an actor, I'd better do some writing.
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The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.
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I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
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There's no road map. There's no textbook on how grief works and when your heart will be open - or if it ever will.
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The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.
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I only judge people in one way. I like them or I don't. But I don't have preconceived ideas.
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Citadel is a global technology leader, recognized for its work to level the playing field for investors and make markets more fair, transparent and efficient. I look forward to leading this exemplary team as we grow this global business.
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I have to throw off the burden and the pressure.
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Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political act.
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So I got into growing grapes, not realizing that there was a heck of a lot more to it than meets the eye.
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There's an obvious attraction To the path of least resistance in your life Well there's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistence Could make you try tonight 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you, to you, to you, to you.
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One of my favorite things to do is formulate powers for a character, then come up with their corresponding weaknesses and liabilities. And I delight in world-building: melding the supernatural with the natural, then tweaking and polishing until it feels organic.
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If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.
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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.
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Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
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We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out…we creep in upon ourselves and with big eyes stare into the night…and thus we wait for morning.
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What matters is this: Being fearless of failure arms you to break the rules. In doing so, you may change the culture and just possibly, for a moment, change life itself.
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My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.
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Dancing is like making love. It has to be a harmony; it has to be about two bodies. When one is like, "I am the good one," it doesn't work.
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Don't wait to be sure. Move, move, move.
