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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On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.
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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 don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates should not become public in the way of this city and in the way of Congress.
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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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With 'Palo Alto' as the catalyst, I've surrounded myself with people that have kind of created a world where I can feel like I'm not gonna be judged for doing something that I want to do.
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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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If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even 'through the valley of the shadow of death.'
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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 have made it quite clear – and so did Mr Prior when he was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – that a unified Ireland was one solution. That is out. A second solution was confederation of two states. That is out. A third solution was joint authority. That is out. That is a derogation from sovereignty.
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When I'm on stage, I feel alive. It's the most rewarding feeling an actor can live.
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The laws recognize no obligation on the part of the slave to labor for or serve his master. If he refuse to labor, the law will not interfere to compel him. The master must do his own flogging, as in the case of an ox or a horse.
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It's much, much harder working on a show than it is working on a movie. It really is. Even if you're in production, that production lasts for a set period of time. A TV show goes on for months and months and months.
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Usually, ordinary histories don't get the emotional feel of a period. That's what a novel can do.
