Monica Ali Quotes
I guess there's a sort of cycle with writing books. There's all the researching and then the imagining and writing - which is the real job - and then there's always a period when the book comes out and you have to lift your head and venture out.
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
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I did 75 films. I didn't take a break; I didn't spend my money. I have my savings, so when you're not working for money anymore, then you should find things that are meaningful and not just be like, 'OK, that's another day gone.'
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I didn't grow up listening to country music. I pretty much grew up rebelling against country music.
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I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write.
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I have been using polka dots since I was a very young child. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world.
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It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too.
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The scribbler's life is never done.
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The one without second is emptiness, the other one makes it true.
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There are a zillion variables to a hamburger. What part of the animal went into it. What coarseness. What temperature.
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Museums are like sports stadiums, hotels and hospitals: they are in the category of captive-audience dining.
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A lot of people don't like to win. They actually don't know how to win, and they don't like to win because down deep inside they don't want to win.
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It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.
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If you're going to build a business that's based on community, your business has to have community in it.
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One of the hard truths about the new digital world is that we have to be prepared to acknowledge when an experiment is not going to work, and to take action.
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You as stupid as they come. Of course, I say this with your best interests at heart. Most people are stupid. I don't hold it against them.
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In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder: from the lowliest assistant to a powerful man in the world of media.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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I guess there's a sort of cycle with writing books. There's all the researching and then the imagining and writing - which is the real job - and then there's always a period when the book comes out and you have to lift your head and venture out.
