Joanne Rowling Quotes
I've often met people who are terrified, you know, in a straight jacket of their own making because they'd rather do anything that fail. They don't want to try for fear of failing.
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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For me, if I'm just killing time, I play solitaire. I'm also guilty of playing Snood. I like games where I can shoot balls and match colors.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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There's no single company in the whole world that has a big-scale production base and at the same time has screening and distribution channels. Wanda Group is the first one in the world.
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Y'all have no idea how many times I say, 'Yes, ma'am.'
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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I wake up some mornings hating me too.
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The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.
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The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.
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In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
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I pick and choose my battles, but I overthink everything because I have to think about everything.
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I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it's something I've been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it's because I'm intrinsically bored with myself, and I find other people more interesting. The more different they are, the bigger the challenge.
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With kangaroos, you say 'Sit!' and they start boxing with you. They're nuts!
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That's the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made 'Hunger Games' the way they did. They're being fearless in the way they make decisions, and it's paying off for them.
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies.
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Maybe I'll put my iPod in two minutes before. But truly, I've listened to actors say that they loved to listen to music before a shot, and I really understand that now because it puts you in the mood and gives you energy.
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I've often met people who are terrified, you know, in a straight jacket of their own making because they'd rather do anything that fail. They don't want to try for fear of failing.
