Tim Ferriss Quotes
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
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For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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I may have more than one friend with benefits. It's very healthy for the heart. I think no matter how old you are - and I am pretty up there in terms of numbers - I think you should do whatever makes you happy.
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I am interested in 18th century natural philosophy, science, particularly botany, the study of hybridity in plants and animals, which, of course, then allows me to consider the hybridity of language.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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I was raised by women. Now I'm raising women. I was always better around girls. I live in an all-female household. I even have two female dogs... It's funny how that turned out.
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I've just finished reading 'The Second Plane,' and I think it's some of the best non-fiction I've ever read.
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Acting was just another part of my life, as it still is today. It's 1 of the 10 things I love doing. It's never just been my life. As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.
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I'd love to meet the right girl and have a family. I'm very broody.
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I have always wanted to act ever since I was a little girl. I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth.
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'What can your kids teach you?' Well, I believe something different about kids. We don't own them, they have their own knowledge. From the start you have to make the choice to listen.
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I think that talented people really do have insecurities, and that is one of the things that kind of motivates them, because that's one thing they know they're good at. And when they're up on that stage, you can do no wrong. The audience is yours; they're there to see you.
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Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.
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I'm from L.A., but everyone thinks that I'm British.
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I would like to think I'm a good secret-keeper, when it comes to friends. I'm quite loyal like that.
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I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after.
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Be bold and don't worry about what people think. They don't do it that often anyway.
