Alix Kates Shulman Quotes
Usually, ordinary histories don't get the emotional feel of a period. That's what a novel can do.
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Everyone's like sheep on social media; like, one person starts making noise, and everyone's like, 'Hey, yeah!' and then you got a whole bunch of people making noise at you.
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If people respect that, then great.
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Vox populi vox dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God. The slogan was useful for those who first attempted to substitute the people for God as the source of political authority. Their attempt was ultimately so successful that God no longer seems to be needed in government.
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I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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I realized that acting isn't necessarily what I love, but it's what I do. But I really do love filmmaking.
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I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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The Olympics was a goal, and definitely, swimming in college was a goal.
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I used to have this fantasy when I was growing up where Princess Leia would be in the slave Leia costume and she would be in a vat of Breyer's ice cream. A recurring dream where I would eat my way to her.
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A nonfiction author has to bring a platform with him - radio, a TV show or some kind of recognizable vehicle to help launch them. And the agent is really necessary to represent all of the business interests of the author.
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I think when you're doing good work, you don't necessarily need to be validated.
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
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Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
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The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.
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The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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I didn't feel like I was meant to be a nurse or a secretary.
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Don't feel sorry for me. Most people can't change their past. I change mine every day.
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Usually, ordinary histories don't get the emotional feel of a period. That's what a novel can do.
