Alexi Murdoch Quotes

What's wrong with creative block? Might it not just be that periods - even extended ones - of productive hiatus are essential mechanisms of gestation designed to help us attain higher standards in our pursuit of creative excellence?

Alexi Murdoch

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• When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.

  

  Aaron Patzer
  • Internet
  • Old
  • Computers

• I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.

  

  Karen Gillan
  • Street
  • Champagne
  • Soup

• Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

  

  Fareed Zakaria
  • Power
  • Politics
  • Influence

• Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind women's health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood.

  

  Felicity Huffman
  • Women
  • Health
  • Commitment

• Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.

  

  Zilpha Keatley Snyder
  • Writing
  • Children
  • Experience

• Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.

  

  Kate Beckinsale
  • Think
  • Choice
  • Old

• Sorry, no, I'm never satisfied with my drumming.

  

  Pat Mastelotto Mr. Mister
  • Never
  • Sorry
  • Satisfied

• I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.

  

  Mal Peet
  • Time
  • Light
  • Football

• But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

  

  Gary Sinise
  • Done
  • Know
  • Learn

• When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don't think it's that important or it's that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across.

  

  Damien Chazelle
  • World
  • Different
  • Important

• I've been an actress for years, and I've worked with one female director. Statistically it's less than 7% or 12% - I mean, it's low, not representative. So, hopefully, more women will be given opportunities to direct, or create opportunities to direct themselves.

  

  Talulah Riley
  • Women
  • Years
  • Opportunities

• China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.

  

  Gary Locke
  • People
  • World
  • Good

• I'm a very ambitious person. I've been like this from a very young age. As early as 12 years old, I used to have panic attacks because I needed to know my life plan.

  

  Sam Smith
  • Life
  • Age
  • My Life

• Honesty is wonderful, but I suspect it's also overrated.

  

  Karan Johar
  • Wonderful
  • Honesty

• I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.

  

  Valerie Plame
  • Better
  • Ground
  • Holding

• Charity is very difficult to do right. Thinking through what people need: You can't start a charity without that. It's like starting a business without the product.

  

  Manoj Bhargava
  • People
  • Thinking
  • Business

• It never became an obsession for me to score at all costs. I've always said that I'm not a big scorer, I'm a worker.

  

  Eden Hazard
  • Said
  • Obsession
  • Costs

• There are designers who say, 'Oh! I see wallpaper and blue carpet.' I usually start by knocking down walls. 'You thought you just needed some new drapes? Well, guess what: That wall's gotta go.'

  

  Candice Olson
  • Thought
  • Wall
  • Start

• Quotes are like cayenne pepper or some other strong spice: a little goes a long way, and too much is a disaster.

  

  Ben Yagoda
  • Disaster
  • Quotes
  • Spice

• The best thing about candy is that it can't be spoiled by the adult world. Candy is innocent.

  

  Rosecrans Baldwin
  • Candy
  • Adult World
  • Innocent

• I do think it's important, if you're going to be very creative, to be a seeker.

  

  Walter Isaacson
  • Important
  • Think
  • Creative

• I was always the type of person, and still am the type of person, that I cannot be creative and use substances. So from a very early age I knew that if I wanted to make music, successfully, in any capacity, I was going to have to get sober.

  

  Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty
  • Music
  • Age
  • Creative

• For a nation, I'm not sure why we value equity over excellence, ... All kids are entitled to an appropriate education for their ability, not just those we're teaching to a minimum standard.

  

  Nancy Greene
  • Nation
  • Excellence
  • Equity

• What's wrong with creative block? Might it not just be that periods - even extended ones - of productive hiatus are essential mechanisms of gestation designed to help us attain higher standards in our pursuit of creative excellence?

  

  Alexi Murdoch
  • Creative
  • Excellence
  • Block