Hanya Yanagihara Quotes
I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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The world is too violent right now.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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Boys wear their hearts on their sleeves. Even when they're trying to pull one over on you they're so transparent. Like men.
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Hot girls have so many options. Sitting at home alone any night of the week and searching the Internet for a dude is on zero hot girls' agendas. So they're definitely not coming after you.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
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When I was releasing EPs by myself, I was generating royalties. And when I signed, I thought I'd put those royalties into other artists. And interestingly, streaming is most of the income for those artists.
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That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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To have children on the set, you realize that if a 10-year-old can do it, who are you kidding? It humbles you.
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The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million.
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It's called the mysterious rhythm of life, ... I can't quite account for it. It's probably an addiction, quite honestly. I need that shot of stage every two or three years.
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When I look at the majority of my own songs they really came from my own sense of personal confusion or need to express some pain or beauty - they were coming from a universal and personal place.
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People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama.
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I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did.
